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What once was, is no longer! When Hurricane Ian came through, it took these structures with it. The small buildings could not take another strong storm. Over the years, little by little the sea and Mother Nature, had it's way.
BUILT IN FLORIDA IN 1981 on Ten Thousand Island which is south of Marco Island, and only accessible via water. The island belongs to a larger group of Ten Thousand Islands. The ultra-modern Dome House is a complex of stilted concrete igloos slowly being reclaimed by the sea.
I love sunsets and sunrises. The weather on Xmas day was exceptional in South Florida. This particular shot is a HDR composite taken approximately 20-25 minutes after the sun set below the horizon. The colors just kept getting brighter with every minute. Some of you may recognize the location. It is Everglades Holiday Park, home of the TV reality series on Animal Planet appropriately named "Gator Boys." For those wondering, the answer is "YES," a few of the critters were lurking close by, unnerving avid photographers. In reality, the mosquitoes were more pesky than the gators.
This tiny butterfly "skipped" from thistle to thistle in the bright sunlight at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary.
The Brazilian Skipper, (Calpodes ethlius, and many other variations of their scientific name) are found in Southern Florida, Southern Texas and points southward to the West Indies and northern areas of South America.
Ring-billed Gull - - - - - - ( Larus delawarensis )
( D70s )
They know where to look for easy food.
Above Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, Florida -US- near Fort Lauderdale.
Shot from my balcony, late Sunday morning, December 2, 2007.
Seen best in LARGE VIEW.
See WHERE THIS WAS TAKEN. ( When map appears, click "Hybrid" and then click "+" sign TWICE for best map view.)
Conçu par l'architecte américain Yann Weimouth (qui fut l'assistant de I.M. Pei pour la Pyramide du musée du Louvre à Paris), le musée Salvador Dali combine le rationnel et le fantastique. Il est constitué d'un rectangle simple d'où surgit une forme ronde, libre, constituée de triangles de verre qui rappelle le dôme du musée de Dali en Espagne. À l'intérieur se trouve un excentrique et audacieux escalier en spirale, rappellant l'obsession de Dali pour les spirales et les formes hélicoïdales de la molécule de l'ADN …
Staircase of the Salvador Dali Museum: museum dedicated to the painter Salvador Dalí located on the campus of the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg (Florida).
Designed by the American architect Yann Weimouth (who was I.M. Pei's assistant for the Pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris), the Salvador Dali Museum combines the rational and the fantastic. It consists of a simple rectangle from which emerges a round shape, free, consisting of triangles of glass reminiscent of the dome of the museum of Dali in Spain. Inside is an eccentric and bold spiral staircase, reminiscent of Dali's obsession with the spirals and helical shapes of the DNA molecule …
Great Egret - Florida Everglades U.S.A.
In The Wild - South Florida - 2/4/20
*[slowly gliding along...literally at 5-6 feet low!]
Alaus oculatus
Eastern eyed click beetles are not very common, but people tend to notice and remember them when they do see one. At one to two inches in length, these are large insects, and those large false eye spots on their head are just so conspicuous. It's to scare off predators and weirdos like me with a camera.
Great Egret - Florida Everglades U.S.A.
In The Wild - South Florida - 2/4/20
*[slowly gliding along...literally at 5-6 feet low!]
Great Egret - - - - - - ( Ardea alba,...aka...Casmerodius albus )
Coming in for a landing at water's edge, the egret mimics an airplane ( or is it the other way around ?)
Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, Florida -US- near Fort Lauderale.
Shot from my balcony, late Saturday afternoon, February 17, 2007.
See her LARGER.
See WHERE. ( When map appears, click "Hybrid" and "+" sign for best map view.)
A Cape blue waterlily (Nymphaea capensis), I think! At the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida.
This is a late evening photo of the Florida Everglats. This image was taken at Arthur R. Marshall, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. It is the most northern point of the Florida Everglades. It covers and are or 145,188 acres. Awesome place. Not very long before the sunset.
This looks like a baby, but the Pied -Billed Grebe is small in adult size. They can be difficult to photograph because they constantly dive under the water, only to reappear in a new location.
I had never seen so many Meadowlarks at once. The weather was overcast with intermittent rain. The Meadowlarks were all over the grass foraging and more were on the edge of the field on low brush. They were all singing a melody. It was just magical. You had to be there.
White-tailed deer - Florida Everglades
female (doe) - In The Wild - Summer 2020
*[left-double-click for a closer-look]
*[although she looks large, the does have no horns]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_deer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
"Do-Re-Mi" - The Sound of Music (1965)
Angry sky at sunset
Little did I know that there was a tornado warning for our county as I was shooting this.
30 minutes after this shot we did have a loud thunderstorm, but no tornado.
Lake Emerald, in Oakland Park, Florida -US- near Fort Lauderdale.
Looking west from my balcony over the lake, Wednesday, August 23, 2006.
See it LARGER.
Girasol mexicano
Rundblättrige Tithonie
Plants are perennial in the native habitat, up to 4 m tall with orange or red flowers. In USDA zones cooler than Zone 10 it is an annual. The flowers are used by many insects as a nectar source including migrating monarch butterflies.
Taken in the Butterfly World, Florida
'Juvenile' Little Blue Heron - Florida Everglades
In The Wild - Palm Beach County, FL U.S.A.
During the course of its growth it changes from an immature bright white, to a silver/grey-back juvenile, to a (true-blue) little blue heron as an adult. Above you can see the silver/grey starting to appear.
*[left-double-click for a closer-look]
The Pine Rocklands of the Florida Keys is an unusual ecosystem, with a rock layer not far beneath the surface. In the United States, the last 2% of the original forest is found only in the National Key Deer Refuge, primarily on Big Pine Key. They are also found on some isolated locations in the Caribbean.
Slash Pine trees (Pinus ellottii), with sturdy taproots, can remain standing long after the death of a tree. So there is an eerie mix of live and dead trees in the pine rocklands. When they finally fall, decomposition is rapid, with little soil buildup. There are "holes" with ponds of fresh water that support a variety of plants and small animals. In the picture, Saw Palmetto is the primary plant in the understory, but about 250 species of plants are found in the Pine Rocklands.
Cinnamon-colored American Black Bear
South Florida - Miami, Florida U.S.A.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_bear
"Cinnamon Girl" - Neil Young
SUNSET - Boca Raton, Florida U.S.A.
Autumn 2021 - Florida Everglades
South County Regional Community Park
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - stormy-sky - sky-wave]
*[Sometimes it's all about the light. Quite beautiful on this night]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boca_Raton,_Florida
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everglades
Group Cover Photo - Quarta Sunset Group - 11/9/21
2nd Place Challenge Winner - Daarklands Group - 10/2/22
I guess I should finish up this amazing South Florida
Everglades sunset from last month that was one of the
best sunsets of the year IMHO, with incredibly changing
light and colors from minute to minute. I really enjoyed it
and I do love sharing it with you. Thank you for looking.
*[last few images are focusing on the 'afterglow' shades]
SUNSET ~ Florida Everglades U.S.A.
Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Autumn/Fall ~ Boynton Beach, FL ~ 12/4/19
South Florida ~ Palm Beach County, Florida