Just Wild

I read once somewhere that the early pioneers of Florida could forecast the approach of a hurricane through the observations of wild animals.

The sightings of different species of animals traveling together was a sure sign that a storm was brewing somewhere in the direction that the critters were heading away from.

Perhaps Florida author and historian Patrick Smith can verify this bit of folklore.

One fact I can vouch for--Your Views--as published Sunday by Florida Today--featured the river otters and the field mice nipping at the heels of two Florida panthers on the run from Hurricane SCHIP.

Will U.S. Reps Tom Feeney and Dave Weldon safely reach shelter through the kids insurance storm or will their constituency eat them alive on the way over?

Let the wild rumpus begin.

<crossposted from Talk to Me>