Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Tropical Paradise


The trip to Florida was blissful. Yes, it rained every single day. Yes, it was more humid than the worst soup I'd ever had a chance to endure. And, impossible as it may seem, there really are worse drivers out there than the distracted-agressives here in San Antonio.

 Yet, I couldn't help but fall in love with the landscape- everything was a lush green. It was the kind of green I've only dreamed about... the kind created for movie sets or post cards. The trees seemed magical with their root tendrils reaching for the ground more than two stories below.

I think the best part was discovering this paradise with another sympathetic photographer. We spend hours at city and state parks taking photos of foliage, wildlife, seascapes and anything else that caught our eye. We filled the SD cards with video of ominous cloud movement, rolling waves, splashing kids, and pushy bicyclists.  


View of a tree while on a bridge at the University of Miami


Coconut Grove- University of Miami- HUGE beautiful Banyan tree in the middle of
campus, there were several of these trees scattered among their tropical landscaping.



Coconut Grove, city park- Awesome vertical photo
of a banyan tree's hanging tendrils


There was a sad feeling in my chest when our plane left Ft. Lauderdale, but I vow to return.

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