Pine Island February Sunset

Pine Island February Sunset

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Time in the garden













The Dutchman's Pipe Vine attracts butterflies. The Bird of Paradise is exciting,even before it flowers. The papayas are wonderful and abundant. And then there's Pine Island's version of the robin!

Summer gardens, Pine Island



Summer here is truly unique. Quiet, but for the plants growing in abundance, you can almost hear them. With the afternoon showers each day, the air is rich with life. Beautiful.






Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Costa Rica





















This is a wondrous country, and I was so lucky to be able to be here, even in March, its hottest month. The Pacific coast, the inland mountains and valleys, the beautiful plants.......I loved it all.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Central Florida


Once you get away from coastal and, therefore, settled, Florida....and you go inland, you can find magic. Not the beautiful postcard images, but signs of a harder life, of harder times......

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Flowering Trees, Pine Island, June









Pine Island's Flowering Trees in June



The fragipani stands bare all winter and then, when it warms and the days a longer, these magnificent flowers come out.