Soft Rush, Juncus effusus On Lake Dora’s south shore, waterfowl greet paddlers fleeing the din of development. Listen to four minutes and thirty three seconds on the water: https://verdant123.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/lake-dora-waterfowl.mp3 Heading back to the north shore, kayaks rise and fall across seaplane and pontoon wake.
Hedge False Bindweed, Calystegia sepium These milky petals belong to a tenacious vine some states list as a noxious weed.
Globose Mysterysnail, Viviparus goodrichi During warmer months, alligators share Lake Dora’s shore with these mysterious gastropods.