Epiphytes

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Southern Needle Leaf – Orlando Wetlands Park – July 2015
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Butterfly Orchid – Orlando Wetlands Park – July 2015

“Plants are nature’s alchemists, expert at transforming water, soil and sunlight into an array of precious substances, many of them beyond the ability of human beings to conceive, much less manufacture.” Michael Pollan

I was introduced to an entirely different habitat at the park Saturday. In amongst the hardwoods around the edges of the wetlands where the air plants grow.

Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/plants?page=3

Heron Breakfast

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Got em – Orlando Wetlands Park – July 2015
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Now What? – Orlando Wetlands Park – July 2015

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” –Chinese Proverb

Check out the heron’s eye in the first pic. Looks like some sort of protective eye lid while he struggles with the snake. In the second pic he’s trying to figure out how to eat it.

Quote found at http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/05/28/inspirational-quotes/