#florida trail

[bigpappahope]

[rovingwren]

Yesterday I had the craziest variety of crafts in my day.

I did punch needle and traditional embroidery. I crocheted quite a bit. I sewed some. I did jewelry crafting to make some wine glass charms and stitch markers. And I bought a hand crank cord knitting machine and made a few knit cords.

Amidst all that, I went for a really nice hike on a trail with a stream, but that was cut short by a big snake in the trail I didn't want to bother.

[placeswordsdreams]

Florida Trail, Alaqua West, Florida

[keithcurrypochy]

Cathedral of Palms

Florida National Scenic Tail

St. Marks NWR, FL

[shreddinsl0th]

[emmaroulette]

1/5 of the illustrations I've made for The Florida Trail Association! These are some of the plants and animals found in the cypress dome ecosystem, mainly at Big Cypress National Preserve.

Species pictured:

Fauna Florida Panther (Puma concolor coryi) American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Florida Soft-shelled turtle (Apalone ferox) Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) White ibis (Eudocimus albus) 

Flora Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) Giant airplant (Tillandsia utriculata) Cardinal airplant (Tillandsia fasciculata) Florida airplant (Tilandsia simulata) Powdery Strap Airplant (Catopsis berteroniana) Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) Swamp Apple (Annona glabra) Strap fern (Campyioneurum phyllitidis) Giant leather fern (Acrosticum danaefolium) Ghost orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii) Butterfly orchid (Encyclia tampensis) Water lily (Nymphaea odorata) Spatterdock (Nuphar advena) Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

[keithcurrypochy]

A 3rd magnitude spring along the Florida Trail in St. Marks. I love the springs on cold mornings, the stillness of the surrounding hammock as steam dances across the water.

St. Marks NWR, FL

[placeswordsdreams]

Florida Trail, Alaqua West