#FloridaFriday: #Sea Oats, uniola paniculata, are a salt-hardy #grass that inhabits the #sandy #seashore across the American #EasternSeaboard, from #Texas, through St Petersburg, #Florida, as far north as #NewJersey.
They are a protected species in most states that forms an integral part of the #BeachDune system.
#Photograph, #Photo, #Photography, #SeaOats, #UniolaPaniculata, #grass, #halophile, #StPetersburg
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#FloridaFriday: A wide shot of one of the #marble #lion #statues donated by Dr. Andrew #Anderson, who had commissioned #RomanelliStudios of #Florence, #Italy copies of the #MediciLions, statues in the #RoyalPalace in #Madrid.
They were meant to finish decorating a bridge between St. Augustine, #Florida, and #Anastasia Island, which was itself meant to be both #artistic and utilitarian, resulting in the Bridge of Lions, gaining its name from Anderson’s gift.
The bridge needed #restoration work in 2006, so the lions were removed for their protection, and returned in 2011.
#Florida, #BridgeHistory, #Photograph, #Photo, #Photograph, #BridgeofLions, #StAugustine
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#FloridaFriday: The #Florida Keys are a favorite #vacation destination for many, for many reasons. Fishing, historical and ecological tourism, and novelty. Road access to the Keys was not available for many years, though Henry Flagler and Clarence Cloe had build a railroad #bridge.
After extensive damage from a #hurricane, the #railroad sold the bridge to the federal #government, which rebuilt it as a #road bridge.
Then in 1982, the old bridge was made redundant by a new one. Parts of the old bridge are preserved, such as this #pedestrian access to #Pidgeon Key, home of #museums and a location on the #NationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces.
#FloridaKeys, #Photography, #Photograph, #Photo, #PidgeonKey, #BridgeHistory, #FloridaEastCoastRailroad, #FloridaKeysHistory
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/pigeon-key-access-heron-and-fox.html

#FloridaFriday: A #macro #photograph of the #flowers of the #CatsWhiskers plant, which have long, #white #whisker-like projections that resemble a #cat’s whiskers. It is native to the Indo-Malaysan region, where its names, #KumisKucing and #MisaiKucing.
Both translate to “cat’s whiskers.”
https://heronfox.pixels.com/featured/macro-shot-of-cats-whiskers-flowers-heron-and-fox.html

#FloridaFriday: A #macro #photograph of the delicate, #pink #flowers of the Dwarf #Barbados #Cherry #Tree with the bright yellow pollen in the center.
The #plant is native to the Yucatan Peninsula, but has spread throughout the coast of the Gulf of Mexico into Texas and Central #Florida, as well as the Caribbean, and in South America as far south as Peru.
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