This Day is Bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

There is a banana tree at work.  It is one of the strangest trees I've ever seen.

The bananas hang at the very top of the branch in a little cluster.  A long knobby vine comes out of the banana bunch and the fuchsia flower that hangs at the end never seems to bloom, keeping its giant petals tightly closed.  Bees zoom in and out of from under the petals and I'm almost always tempted to reach up and snap a banana off the branch.

A convenient snack. 

Anyone out there?

Winter out in the Everglades means one thing. 

 Fog.

  The morning drives are like creeping through a hushed landscape.  It's quiet and slightly eerie.  Now and again the outline of the cattle out in the pastures will appear and a peek of sunlight tries to muster through the dense clouds.  I always feel as if I am the only one here, with no one around for miles and miles.   

Hello There

The other day I took a walk on my lunch break.  It is the most perfect time to be outside right now with cooler temperatures and a nice afternoon breeze.  I saw the usual wildlife- the scattering of lizards and scampering squirrels.  But then I happened to look down at the railing as I continued on my walk and saw this little guy:

Hello there Praying Mantis. 

It's little body swayed in the breeze as it too enjoyed such a nice day on the boardwalk.