Posts Tagged ‘ Southwest Florida ’

Edison Pier, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. It’s a quarter mile long and really rickety! That’s what low tide on the Caloosahatchee looks like.

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Non-native species, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. I see South American anoles everywhere in Florida. But the native Florida anole (entirely green) is a rare sight. There’s one living in my garage at the moment; he’s endangered and doesn’t try to come in, so he can stay, I guess

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Giant mysore fig, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. The audio tour device says this fig tree was planted in the 1920s as part of Edison and Ford’s experiments with making rubber

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Citrus harvest, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. A small room off the caretaker’s house is filled with citrus fruits – it’s actually called a cracker house

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Buds on a black olive tree, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. This is near the swimming pool – in addition to experimental exotics, there are also lots of edibles here

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Mango season is coming to #swfl soon!, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. The mango trees on the Edison Estate in Fort Myers are heavy with still-green fruits, but they’ll be ready to pick pretty soon, I reckon

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The Moonlight Garden, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. Just outside the door of Edison’s little office building, this would be a great place for a night owl to "go to work" each night

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Edison’s "Little Office", originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. There’s a "moonlight garden" outside, planted with fragrant, night-blooming things

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Dwarf poinciana, originally uploaded by Erin *~*~*. I didn’t know poinciana came in a dwarf variety. I will have to investigate planting one of these on my front lawn. Look at that color!

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