Robinson Preserve - from archives

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." unknown

Keep your sense of proportion by regularly, preferably daily, visiting the natural world. - Catlin Matthews

The day, water, sun, moon, night - I do not have to purchase these things with money. - Plautis

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. - Lao Tzu

Leading Lines...FMTSO

Robinson Preserve Boardwalk

This is from a 2008 post, when I saw Friday My Town Shoot out is Leading Lines I just had to re-post this... for more Leading Lines visit Friday My Town Shootout

If you missed the other posts on this tower and the preserve Click HERE

View from the tower

Robinson Preserve Tower

Robinson Preserve - All in a Row

 Robinson Preserve - All in a Row from the top of the five story tower.

On top of the tower there were these two men in there chairs with laptops and walkie talkie radios. After straining my ears to hear what they were saying, because i was chicken to ask them....

I figured it out. I was told there have been two men flashing women on the trails, these guys were tracking and talking with a female on the ground, when we left there was a police car hidden in the bushes. SOOOO, I have deducted they were doing a sting. Just a guess but I think I am right. (I always AM! right I mean)

If you have a minute, pop over to see Jake in the shadows on my OTHER BLOG

Under the Tower -Robinson Preserve

What we saw on the path to the tower

The view under the tower....

Fall Colors In Florida
Did you know that at the end of each post, if there is a label there, you can click on it and see all the posts under that label? I knew it was there but had NO idea I could click on it and see your other same subjects. 

Macro Monday @ the preserve

The paths in Robinson Preserve are lined with these yellow flowers, I am not sure if the flowers close and make these pods or if the pods make the flowers. but they sure were beautiful.

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UPDATE from Mamabug comment. these plants are called Rattlebox and these are Shake Shake and are on the Florida invasive plants.... so not desirable, but they are pretty

So much beauty, so little time

Robinson Preserve -Tidal Basin

 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

Robinson Preserve - SOOTC

I am joining SOOTC today, All Photos today SOOTC (out of the camera, no edits) Above photos were taken in bright sunlight from the top of the below tower. You can see it was bright and blue skies. the Silvery Moon effect was cause by shooting INTO the sun.

The amazing thing is the fact MadSnapper who is afraid of heights climbed to the top. I assure you  I never got close to the rail I was holding the camera out straight armed a foot back so i could not see straight down.  The Above photos taken with point and shoot Nikon. the tower is 40 feet high and the path was another 40 feet from the bottom of the tower.
Guess what Hubby was doing???

LEANING ON THE RAIL!!!!