Four views of the tidal basin from the top of the tower.
A tidal basin is land that was not covered by the tides, but is man made to accept the tides. Robinson preserve was a 487 acre farm left to the state by the owner, with instructions in his will that it would be turned into a tidal basin to preserve for the Eco system and to create a bird preserve.
NO, I did NOT look straight down, I shot the below straight down by standing back and shooting blind.
Below are shots of the tidal basin from the ground. For more info and a slide show on the Tidal Basin CLICK HERE
Whoa! You captured that straight-down look perfectly. Made me feel like I was teetering on the edge. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to turn it into a tidal basin for unique plant and animal life.
ReplyDeleteWoof! Woof! It is interesting how this was created. Happy Wednesday. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
ReplyDeleteYes, your straight down shot is a bit dizzying! Love those plants in the middle photos that have the red -- leafs? Fronds? -- foliage.
ReplyDeletePretty pictures,,,looks like a neat place!
ReplyDeletei like the straight down look! and those cool green and red plants after them. i like your first line explaining what a tidal basin is. 'to accept the tides'. i wish we could all have a built-in basin. :)
ReplyDeleteand what a generous grant to the state.
The foliage in the preserve is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHow very interesting. Love the "don't look down" shot.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful and interesting.
ReplyDeleteMOL on the cartoon ...phones with tails are hazardous to our health.
ReplyDeleteTHANK GOODNESS you did not look down to take that picture otherwise we might have all had mud in our eyes.
Gorgeous pictures
Hugs C
This so beautiful. Makes me want to roll up my pants legs and go exploring.
ReplyDeleteLove the red and green plants. Wish I could have gone here with you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a generous landowner. A lasting gift to the earth. Great shots.
ReplyDeleteThis is a photographer's paradise.I love the ripples in the water,that is a really cool shot.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! I wouldn't have looked straight down either! I love the colors in the last few pics!
ReplyDeleteThose touches of red look great against all that green. I bet you couldn't stop snapping at that place.
ReplyDeleteI'm missing some of your entries. :-(
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful of that person, to have left money, for this purpose.
"Auntie"
Those plants are very cool. Especially the grass looking ones.
ReplyDeleteI would not have looked straight down either...but you caught some pretty views
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and you did a good job with the from above picture :) Beautiful place
ReplyDeleteSuch incredible views. Glad your laptop is fixed once again.
ReplyDeleteOkay, what is the stuff in the seventh shot...the red and green stuff? It is beautiful, whatever it is.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, I would have wanted to be playing there barefoot...and so would my girls.
Okay, what is the stuff in the seventh shot...the red and green stuff? It is beautiful, whatever it is.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, I would have wanted to be playing there barefoot...and so would my girls.
The third picture down is awesome. I love the textured look on the water. Whatever those first plants are they're pretty cool looking.
ReplyDeleteI love the pumpkins in your header too. I think this is my favorite of all your headers so far.
Makes me dizzy looking down...wow...cool foliage. a mad snappers paradise :)
ReplyDeleteNow I understand it. Gosh it sure has some unique vegetation there. And the shot you took - amazing like you!
ReplyDeletesuch a cool place Sandra...look at you being all brave...just to get photos....
ReplyDeleteI like those sprigs of color - pretty!
ReplyDeletexo Catherine
You actually have some fall colors in FL... That is SUPER... Love seeing the Tidal Basin. Since I'm not afraid of heights, I'd be looking down BIGTIME at the basin below. Did you have to climb up in the tower? I'd love it... Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Betsy
amazing angles! love the straight down look. what beautiful views too!
ReplyDeleteyou did manage to capture them at nice angles.
love also the ripples in the water.
gorgeous shots!
High places scare me. I get dizzy even when I see this in your photo. You captured it very well!
ReplyDeleteI love the plants too.