Welcome to the REAL Florida, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. We have ended the boat tour and now we are lunching at Lover’s Key State Park.
Welcome to the REAL Florida, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. We have ended the boat tour and now we are lunching at Lover’s Key State Park.
Coon Key, Estero Bay, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. We are way south into Estero Bay now. We have seen egrets, little blue herons, multiple kinds of gulls and terns, a few dolphins – and one guy saw a sea turtle!
Snook Bight Marina on Fort Myers Beach, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. My Florida Master Naturalist class is going on a field trip today through Estero Bay in Southwest Florida. Heading out soon aboard Good Time Charters; we are SO lucky that the owners are in our class! Hoping to have some quality critter encounters!
Follow the link below for a really good deal on a meal at the Sanibel Cafe. Aside from the fact that the Cafe is operated by some dear friends of mine, you can also find good food and friendly service at a decent price all year round. And I love the shell tables! This is more than 50% off so don’t miss it – the offer expires sometime early on Saturday 06-18-2011 $7 for...
Florida Master Naturalist program starts tonight!, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. I’m excited to be starting the Florida Master Naturalist program tonight! This is the Coastal Systems Module. There will be multiple field trips during June. If there’s opportunity to take photos during this adventure (I *am* supposed to be learning something) you can be sure I will share!
© Copyright 2011 Tink *~*~* | http://MyMobileAdventures.com It’s been hot and sunny here in Southwest Florida. Late last week, the set-your-watch-by-it afternoon thunderstorm started to make appearances, although it’s not really consistent yet. Sometimes, friends on Sanibel Island say all they got was a lot of rumbling and a little spit; meanwhile, out here on the mainland, it’s pouring so hard, I can’t even see across the pond out back. Other days, they get...
My Mobile Adventures *~*~* mobile blogged a visit to the Edison & Ford Winter Estates earlier this month. At $24 for the garden tour, I thought it was a BIT pricey, but $12 is a GREAT bargain! So if you’re interested, jump on this deal – I think it will only be good for two more days (Until Monday May 30th 2011). CLICK HERE to get a GROUPON for Edison & Ford Winter Estates...
© Copyright 2011 Tink *~*~* | http://MyMobileAdventures.com Here are some more photos from our great ramble around the Edison-Ford Winter Estates here in Fort Myers, Southwest Florida. The place was lively with school tour groups, flowering trees and shrubs bursting into bloom, bees bumbling, water fowl foraging – and mangoes dropping out of the trees. I like that you’re encouraged to walk on the lawns, and that it’s not that perfectly manicured golf course...