Erythrina herbacea

May 26th, 2010
Coral Bean I’ve seen this flower growing out on the coasts of Florida, and it always looked so pretty to me.  It’s called Coral Bean Erythrina herbacea. It was used by many Native American cultures, including the Seminole and Creek, for a variety of medicinal purposes.

Collection

May 22nd, 2010
Coin Collection My Grandmother collects old coins.  This is the table where cleans and works on them.

Don’t Give Me Attitude

May 12th, 2010
Fluffy Snowy Egret It’s that time of year, birds are showing off.  I was trying to shoot this Snowy Egret looking perfectly cute, when a Little Blue Heron flew right by and pecked at him getting him all ruffled up.

Fast Flying, Skywatch Friday #14

April 22nd, 2010
Air Force Thunderbirds Mirror The Air Force Thunderbirds take to a gloomy sky to entertain a crowd at the Sun n’ Fun Fly In, held every year in Lakeland, Florida.  This is their “Mirror” trick. P.S.  Don’t forget to check out the rest of Skywatch Friday http://skyley.blogspot.com/

The Determination of Life

April 14th, 2010
Determination I took this somewhere in Upper West Side Manhattan.