A moody, misty morning in Ocala National Forest. #wildflorida #KeepFloridaWild

Temperatures are heating up and the #CypressTrees in South Florida have been leafing out. #swamplover #wildflorida

Staying Alive – rereading today this gorgeous Mary Oliver meditation on how books saved her life and what gives meaning to our existence in the darkest moments brainpickings.org/2016/11/02/mar…

Spring in Big Cypress National Preserve. Nothing like the color of spring green. 💚 #swamplover

Dancing shadows across a saw palmetto frond. #palms

Marsilea vestita looks like a four-leaf clover, but it's actually a type of aquatic fern. Isn't it adorable? I hope it brings a little cheer to you today. 💚

From dark waters, a purple jewel emerges. #waterlily #aquaticplants Naples Botanical Garden

Cypripedium fargesii，found in thickets , sparse woods, grassy slopes with humus-rich soils; alt. 1900-3200 m. Gansu, Hubei and Sichuan in China. #Chinawildplant #Cypripedium #orchid

Another peak at the Naples Botanical Garden; this pond is my favorite area in the garden. #aquaticplants #waterlilies #naplesbotanicalgarden

An explosion of blossoms erupts from Clerodendrum quadriloculare each spring, earning its name starburst or shooting star bush. Another beauty from #NaplesBotanicalGarden

A fiery sunset over #BigCypressNationalPreserve. #NationalParkWeek #FindYourVirtualPark #WildFlorida

I finally saw a few emerge this past weekend. They're so beautiful. 😊

Happy 50th #EarthDay! The earth's beauty will never cease to amaze and inspire me.

Gosh this would be wonderful to have 😍

#Dogwood blossoms are so elegant; they're definitely one of my favorite flowering trees. #springflowers #springishere

The beloved pink lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium acaule). The pouch formed by its lower lip is a bit more blowsy than those of its cousins. Nonetheless, bright colors and a lovely scent belie the fact that these flowers offer no reward at all 😎

These colors are amazing 😍

Happy Sunday. Late Spring Posy. A collection of late spring flowers. #latespringposy #aquilegia #forgetmenot #pansies #blueflax #cottagegardenflowers #momentsinthegardenphotography

These are so dreamy. 😍