Cocktails in Paradise.....CC #12

After the Worldwide PhotoWalk last Saturday several of us ended up here including Martha of Color Carnival and myself.

Round 5.....ABC Wednesday

~~ Alphabet ~~ found while on the Worldwide Photo Shoot,

Sarasota, Florida

This Way Thurs-Way #18

It's obvious that the sidewalk ends so why is there a sign unless of course you're blind in which case you couldn't read the sign anyway! Another waste of taxpayer $$ I suppose.

Ruby Tuesday

Spotted this in front of O'Leary's Tiki Bar & Grill while Martha-Menagerie and I were doing the Worldwide Photo Walk in Sarasota last Saturday. Check out her blog
martha-menagerie.blogspot.com/ to see the fantastic lightning shot she got!

Mellow Yellow Monday #28

Spotted this in a shop in Mount Dora, Florida and loved how the artist painted a reflection in this clown's sunglasses.

Monochrome Monday July 19....2009

"Strangler Fig" taken at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary & Blair Audubon Center, Naples, Florida

The roots of the strangler fig are often thought to be vines growing on a host tree. Strangler figs can grow like a normal tree from the ground up; they also may start hight up in another tree and send roots down to the groung. As the roots grow, they wrap around the host tree, sometimes killing it. At Corkscrew, frost limits strangler fig growth and they do not kill their host trees. The fig fruit is a favorite of pileated woodpeckers.

(This information is from the brochure purchased at the Sanctuary)

Macro Monday July 19...2009

I know this is a bit fuzzy but I was amazed that it came out at all. This was taken at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary down in Naples, Florida

click to enlarge so you can see the detail of the web itself

Shadow Shot Sunday #61

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida

Pink Saturday.....July 11

Can't you just imagine the fragrance from this frangipanni/plumeria? It is heavenly. My white ones seem to be more fragant than the pinks for some reason.

SkyWatch Friday.....July 16, 2009

Taken after a rain storm.

Color Carnival #11

Stained glass in one of the shops in Micanopy, Florida

My True Colours....Peach....16 Jul 09

This is my double peach hibiscus........

This Way Thurs Way #17

Are they kidding? Helloooooooooo, it's summer ~ I took this on July 2, 2009! Why would anyone close an ice cream shop in the middle of summer, especially in SW Florida?