These are the Orchids in my neighborhood, they're the orchids that you meet each day

[DirtyCoconuts]

this is a magical tree in front of my orchid mentor's house...it has all the fun things you spotted and a huge monster, several types of fern on the base and maybe 45 orchids.....this is just one tree in her front yard!!!

her Royal Poinciana has a few awesome plants and HOSE of a vanilla that i expect to see flower soon as it has reached the top of the main trunk.

[Leafmite]

What a nice way to make the world around you more beautiful!

[DirtyCoconuts]

had a nice walk the other day and i was treated to some nice local flora and fauna.

a nice squad of T. recurvata (all over the place here)
Stuff things and more! by J Solo, on Flickr

there is some sort of a staghorn fern growing out of the cruck in the tree too


not entirely sure what kind of tilly this clump is but it had been blown out of a live oak

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appears to replicate by pups so i am going to soak it and cut a section off and then re seed it around the neighborhood into three or four liveoaks

Stuff things and more! by J Solo, on Flickr

and a fun combo of tilly on my Adenium...i see three but there may be more

Vanda by J Solo, on Flickr

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oh, i forgot this little bada$$!!

black racer snake.

this guy was flying through the hedge looking for lizards (i presume). i am used to seeing them on the ground and so he gave me a jump but then he wanted to pose and glam for the camera LOL

Stuff things and more! by J Solo, on Flickr

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this was not from that walk but still in the neighborhood...
this is a banyan tree (they rule) and i assumethat 10-20 years ago someone just thought they were funny and tied a knot from the root strands....over time the strands thicken and become stilt-like supports, almost like a flying buttress, and this was the result...amazing

Stuff things and more! by J Solo, on Flickr

my daughter climbing on it for persepective

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it had rained earlier in the day and the trees were heavy with water....when it got windy this was the result...magical (click the pic to see the video(4 seconds)

Stuff things and more! by J Solo, on Flickr