Carolina willow, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. This plant is also known as the coastal plain willow. Fun fact: fire will turn it from a tree to a shrub
Alligator flags still in bloom, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. These are a very pretty color and are probably providing cover for some baby alligators.
Pathet-o-meter, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. If there was any doubt about how early I headed out to run this morning, then here’s the definitive indicator – it was so early, the moonflowers had not yet closed up! How pathetic is that? ROFL! There are banks of moonflowers to be found here and there throughout the park. I wonder if that means there would be lunar moths there at night?
Dwarf poinciana – pink variety, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. I like the fiery orange variety alittle better but this is still very pretty
Parasite part deux, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. This is an orchid labeled "cattleya", found growling on a strangler fig (ficos aurea, S. florida and West Indies). While I was standing her taking the photo, a giant, spent palm frond liberated itself from a nearby tree and plunged (some things just don’t waft!) SPLOOSH into the river. As it bobbed around, a huge beetle crawled frantically all over it, trying to figure out what...
Pretty parasite, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. An orchid finds itself a host in the lofty fig tree (ficus altissima Moraceae, S.E. asia)
© Copyright 2010 MyMobileAdventures.com http://MyMobileAdventures.com Some more “messing around” with the macro focus on my Nokia N97. Man, I LOVE this phone These are TINY flowers on a plant found at Bowditch Point Regional Park on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. The people we saw photographing these identified them merely as “heliotropium” so I had a tough time isolating it even with a bazillion books at my disposal. Finally found it at this site: www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx…...
© Copyright 2011 Tink *~*~* | http://MyMobileAdventures.com It’s been hot and sunny here in Southwest Florida. Late last week, the set-your-watch-by-it afternoon thunderstorm started to make appearances, although it’s not really consistent yet. Sometimes, friends on Sanibel Island say all they got was a lot of rumbling and a little spit; meanwhile, out here on the mainland, it’s pouring so hard, I can’t even see across the pond out back. Other days, they get...
My Mobile Adventures *~*~* mobile blogged a visit to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates earlier this month. At $24 for the garden tour, I thought it was a BIT pricey, but $12 is a GREAT bargain! So if you’re interested, jump on this deal – I think it will only be good for two more days (Until Monday May 30th 2011). CLICK HERE to get a GROUPON for Edison & Ford Winter Estates...
