St. Johns River

said he did pretty good.

The other fellow was fishing on, I guess, an offshoot of the St. John's River over near Lake Harney.

And I guess there's some water flowing from the woods or a ditch or something.

He's fishing a canal mouth, if you would.

I was raised where the black water rolls East Orange County made this country so On the St. Johns where the cypress stand An airboat's throttle is my only plan Sun comes up through the Spanish malls Duck blinds, fishing lines, never counting the cost If you know these waters, you know my name River rat's blood ain't never gonna change From the moss grass waving to the moonlight glow, there's only one place this old boy calls home.

River rat born in the swamp Runnin' air boats till the daylight's gone Huntin' hogs, alligators, snakes in the weeds Livin' that life most folks never see Around Pawpaw's Mound we let em fly Racin' through the marsh underneath the floated sky When the sun goes down, that's when it begins Still hearin' that whisper of the Seminole wind Every trail, every mud hole, every cypress tail We laugh around a fire with a cooler full of beer Telling them stories only river folks hear Mosquitoes bite but we really don't care It's freedom floating through that humid air No pavement can replace these tides This river's where my heart resides From the moss grass waving to the moonlight glow There's only one place this old boy called home Born in the swamp, runnin' airboats till the daylight's gone Huntin' hogs, alligators, snakes in the weeds Livin' that life most folks never see Around Paw Paw's mound we let em fly Racin' through the marsh underneath the floated sky When the sun goes down, that's when it begins Still hearin' that whisper of the Seminole wind It all started with Junior Fisher years ago Showing us youngsters where the wild things grow He's gone now but his spirit rides Every airboat roar on these midnight tides His legacy echoes through every band And every handshake and every lifelong friend As long as these props keep throwing spray Junior's memory will never fade away Proud and free St. John's River Made a man of me East Orange County Forever runs deep In every promise This heart keeps Around Pawpaw's Mound We'll race once more Like all the legends That came before When the engines roll Flying round the bend You'll hear old Junior In the Seminole end Yeah, the river raised us, but the river never dies.

Load up, y'all.

Let's go.

Keep in mind with those gusty onshore winds, the very high rip current risk will continue at our area beaches.

Nuisance-type flooding at times of high tide along the beaches, the intracostal, the St. Johns River, and its tributaries, but those numbers are gradually coming down.

Now, as we leave the full phase of the moon and those winds come down at least a little bit, but still some flooding at times of high tide.

That may have some implications for Jags parking on Sunday afternoon also, by the way.

Keep in mind with those gusty onshore winds, the very high rip current risk will continue at our area beaches.

Nuisance-type flooding at times of high tide along the beaches, the Intracoastal, the St. Johns River, and its tributaries, but those numbers are gradually coming down.

Now, as we leave the full phase of the moon and those winds come down at least a little bit, but still some flooding at times of high tide.

That may have some implications for Jags parking on Sunday afternoon also, by the way.

It can perhaps be more significant than a tropical storm or even a hurricane hit, depending on the situation, given how long the duration this has been.

So another breezy day today, downright windy along the beaches, the intercoastal, the St. Johns River.

And still some isolated showers, although the tendency will be drier today overall.

And really yesterday it was primarily far southeast Duval in the morning and then St. John's on and off in the day.

It can perhaps be more significant than a tropical storm or even a hurricane hit, depending on the situation, given how long the duration this has been.

So another breezy day today, downright windy along the Beaches, the intercoastal, the St. Johns River, and still some isolated showers, although the tendency will be drier today overall.

And really yesterday it was primarily far southeast Duval in the morning and then St. Johns on and off in the day.

There were some one-inch amounts in St. Johns County, but there are a lot of places inland from there that had either nothing or very little.