JUN082009

JUN082009, originally uploaded by colemama.

This mango won't be ripe and ready to eat for another month...and it will still be a race against the ducks to capture the prize! But the sweet and mellow succulence of the mango is hard to beat - so I'll be watching! Naples, FL

JUN032009

JUN032009, originally uploaded by colemama.

This fruit from the sea grape tree is supposedly edible, but I've not indulged...but they are certainly available for the 'pickin'! Most of the time, they are seen as a messy nuisance when they drop ripened to the ground - pretty here, though. 6th St & 3rd Ave N, Naples, FL

FEB142009

FEB142009, originally uploaded by colemama.

Took this shot while at a red light - having the camera with me where ever I go has certainly decreased boredom and urgency while waiting at traffic lights - of course, some of the other drivers may be thinking I'm crazy! Air plants are pretty prolific around here. They are small clusters, rather than the hanging pendants of Spanish moss, their closely related cousin. Both are epiphytes, not parasites - but it is not necessarily a mutually beneficial relationship between the plants and the trees...reminds me of some human mis-matches! ;) But on this Valentine's Day, I'll focus on the the positive characteristics of relationships! :) Goodlette-Frank Rd & U.S. 41 E, Naples, FL