Merritt Island is Florida’s largest barrier island. It is home to the Kennedy Space Center and the 140,000 acre Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The mangroves can give the illusion of it being more land than water. although the very still heron in the background illustrates the water is not deep. Click on the image for a larger view.
Tag Archives: Nature
A Tree Revisited
I have photographed this tree under visible light before. Click on the image for a larger view.
Forest Dreams, Part Three
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Forest Dreams, Part Two
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Forest Dreams, Part One
Living in Florida is like living in a permanent summer—the landscape is forever green. I miss the changing color of the Maine forests and the seasons they signal. Click on the image for a larger view.
Reach
The black dots in the canopy are seed pods. Click on the image for a larger view.
Palm
Palm growing in an abandoned field in central Florida. Click on the image for a larger view.
In a Field, Revisited
I had posted an image of this tree previously. I had speculated the loss of foliage was a result of Hurricane Irma. The regrowth would suggest that was right. Click on the image for a larger view.
Transitions
Buck Lake, Florida. Lakes in Florida don’t always have a clear transition from water to land. Edges are bound by vegetation, but not definite shore lines. Click on the image for a larger view.
In a Field
Everything in Florida is green. The endless summer means trees can hold their foliage year round. To see a barren tree that appears too young to have died from natural causes is odd. I wonder if this was a casualty of Hurricane Irma (see this tree one month later). Click on the image for a larger view.
