Photography in Florida

For Christmas this year, my family decided to visit my brother in Florida. He is there interning on a farm which develops different agricultural techniques to take into developing nations. There were so many beautiful plants! And so much delicious fresh fruit.
Cranberry hibiscus. The leaves taste a bit like cranberries and are supposed to be good in salads.
There were so many varieties of citrus in season! David picked some for us.
Along with taking care of the rain forest subdivision of the farm, David is also rearing ducks. This is one of them.

Sheri pulled me around in a wagon on the farm for awhile.
We also took some time to discover the area surrounding the farm-- mostly Fort Myers and Myakka State Park. We toured Thomas Edison's winter estate, which boasted many interesting species of plants that Edison was experimenting with. Above is a rubber tree.


And here is a vanilla orchid climbing up the trunk of another tree.

I'm not sure exactly what type of flower this was, but found it interesting that the tree was so sparse except for the few flowers on it.
Also, this is Mrs. Edison's bed. She has great taste in clothes!

All in all, it was a great vacation. So good to spend some time with my family, and explore some sights with my camera.