Monday, September 14, 2015

Philippe Park


Philippe Park

2525 Philippe Drive

Safety Harbor, Florida

Sunny day, temperature 92°

Southeastern breeze from the Bay

This park is a majestic, peaceful and historical piece of land with a good ecosystem to observe many species of plants, trees and vegetation. There were two ecosystems the hammock and shoreline .There is 2.2 miles of walking trails that covers hundred and 122 acres of land. You could run write a bike fish swim have a picnic dock boat. There is evidence of Native American life and shell mound .This Park had plenty of squirrels and birds of different breeds. If you observed long enough looking in water you can see the manatees in the dolphins playing. I observe many monarch butterflies and lots of lizards of different colors .There are several invasive species of plants and large mangroves habitant red and white. With over 1 mile shoreline the giant oak trees and a variety of other trees and shrubs makes for a lot of shade. This park is still with many beautiful canopies of live oak trees with Spanish moss, lots air potato some cabbage palm, hickory trees.

This park is the oldest park in the county and is the home of the toboggan Indian mound which is on the register of historical landmarks. There are many different views of the bay looking out at the water. This park is named after Odet Philippe who was a grandnephew of King Louis  XVI and a medical officer of Napoleon. This park is beautiful for an afternoon walk to enjoy the views of the shoreline and trees good piece of mine.
 

 

 

 

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