Sanibel Island

Reflected glory on the Sanibel lighthouse beach

September 12, 2011

Reflectged glory on the Sanibel lighthouse beach, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Sunset and moonrise will happen at about the same time tonight – I think I have about a half hour more of this bliss before it grows too dark to be here.

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Beach bean sprouting

September 12, 2011

Beach bean sprouting, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. I believe this is the seeed of the black mangrove tree. I saw them all over the beach last week too, only now they are sprouting. Since I am mobile, I cannot look it up easily at the moment but I will when I get home and add a comment to this post to confirm. Dang, I should carry a field guide…

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Lighthouse beach transformed

September 12, 2011

Lighthouse beach transformed, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. What a different beach from last week! I’ve come to catch a glimpse of the full harvest moon when it rises. There must have been some storm that washed this beach clean immediately after the dunes. The blowing wind creates sandy waves and makes y beer bottle sing. I fully expect a tumbleweed to roll by.

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Standing sentinel on Sanibel

September 7, 2011

Standing sentinel on Sanibel, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. The Sanibel Lighthouse and the amazing Florida sky. This was stuck in the “outbox” of my camera phone since Saturday. Just had to share

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Another view from Edison’s porch

September 5, 2011

Another view from Edison’s porch, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. The porch wraps ALL the way around the house, and it is seriously wide enough to throw one heck of a party. With the cool breezes blowing and the lovely view, why would the Edisons ever want to leave? I know I don’t want to go, but it’s now the height of the heat of the day (that’s 3PM here in Southwest Florida) and...

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Dwarf poinciana – pink variety

September 5, 2011

Dwarf poinciana – pink variety, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. I like the fiery orange variety alittle better but this is still very pretty

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Mango madness persists

September 5, 2011

Mango madness persists, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. It’s September already but these Keitt mangoes (yes, there is an "e" in "mangoes", I’ve discovered) are still ripening. Some of the are so ripe, they split while still in the trees. Others have fallen SPLAT to the walkway, where they feed the bugs and perfume the air.

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Mina Edison’s lily pond

September 5, 2011

Mina Edison’s lily pond, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. I see tadpoles wiggling around down there, and I ws not fast enough to capture a snake that swam by. That’s a pond apple tree. It has a cousin nearby (behind me) which has littered the ground with ripened fruits whose seeds look remarkably like those of a pumpkin. this pond is right behind Edison’s pool complex.

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Tanins near the Edison Pier

September 5, 2011

Tanins near the Edison Pier, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. There must be mangroves nearby, for the river is tinted a rusty red near Edison’s Pier. This was the very first structure built on the estate.

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