Dive Freshwater Caves in Florida

Brief fact about Florida freshwater Cave diving:

Florida's best is not in its saltwater but it is hidden in the northwestern corner of the state, which is riddled with freshwater springs that flow through mazes of limestone passageways. Many people ever witness the strange sights of these under water chambers fossils, sunlight beaming in from holes in the cave ceilings, and even ancient mastodon tusks because the only way to see it all is by donning a masks and flippers. As you can see the diver is deep down in the water and we can see the beauty of the water. We can see the formation of limestone and the force behind cave diving as well as the amount of water that is pouring everyday.

Eight rocks minerals of igneous

During spring break, each student was assigned to find eight rocks minerals and gave a brief description of the minerals as well as where these minerals were found. I found these eight rocks minerals on the road leading to the Intramural soccer field on Mercer University campus. I researched each rock mineral to get the correct identification of what I got from the field and from my understanding they are correct. It was a great experience to go on the field and search for minerals as student of a Geology class. The rocks minerals I collected and displayed above are: Playgiocalse feldspar, quartz, Limestone, Diorite, feldspar, andesite, Limestone, and playgioclase feldspar.   

Backyard Garden project

 

It was great to go out last week Wednesday and see how people in America make a backyard garden. We walked a few blocks from regular LAB. down College Street to view a mini-garden being made by the community. The above Raised bed has some eggplants hanging on from summer, along with some lettuce, leeks, one lone red cabbage that is struggling to make a head, broccoli, and some peas starting up the new black trellises made by the gardener. As we can see that gardener let the eggplants to go a bit too long. The eggplants turned from glossy black to egg color which is ready for harvesting. 

The next Raised bed comprises of broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, and brussels sprouts, with some beets and lacinato kale left over from a previous planting by the gardener. Fall is the season people make gardens in America because of the weather.