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08/08/2014 & 08/15/2014

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SAVOR THE LANDSCAPE'S BEAUTY BEFORE YOU HAVE TO LAMENT ITS LOSS Story and Photos By Carolann Cahill Contributing Writer Every Tuesday, I drive this little two-lane road. On the right side is a gated community. As I pass, I barely glance at the sterile landscape of seasonal annuals planted in rows surrounding shrubs that have been sculpted into box-like structures. Retention ponds dot the perimeter of the development. They, too, are lifeless. I seldom see more than a lone anhinga sunning itself by the cement fountain. The left side of the road, however, is what fascinates me. Each week I anticipate what I might see. As I pass the ancient orange grove, I recall how over the years I have seen many of the trees removed. There are only a few remaining gnarled trunks with their branches Sarasota News Leader August 8 & 15, 2014 Page 116

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