MOOD: Surrounded by beautiful #Florida waters on all sides while sipping a cocktail under a thatched roof…you can find the floating #Tikibar from #KeyWest to #Destin Don’t forget the paper umbrella, a must!

Ernest Hemingway was given a white six-toed (polydactyl) cat by a ship’s captain and some of the cats who live on the museum grounds are descendants of that original cat, named Snow White. Sometimes refered to as mitten cats
#Cats #Dolphins #Lynx #Art #Culture #Books
www.hemingwayhome.com/our-cats

Everglades Flooding is expected. In floodplain ecosystems such as the Everglades, rainfall collects & drains into the soil, recharging the water supply of the underground aquifer-Important: Florida relies almost COMPLETELY on groundwater for drinking & domestic water-supply needs
#SaveTheEverglades

Have you experienced The Ann Norton Sculpture Garden in #WestPalmBeach?
Fascinating sculpture viewed in a garden setting makes for a great day and a beautiful memory.

#Florida #Art #Culture #Gardening
➡️ ansg.org

Looe Key is a protected coral reef south of Big Pine Key Florida. It is located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, and the reef is named after HMS Looe, a ship that sank after running aground on the reef in 1744.
#FloridaKeys #Snorkeling #Ocean #CoralReef #MarineLife

#Florida has a #Bigfoot.
A smaller foot and size, allegedly,
called #SwampApe living peacefully in
Big Cypress National Preserve (The #Everglades)
Photo below?

A #Cryptid to call our own!
#primatology #Nature

#PalmBeach VIbes

#Beaches #Sunrise #Florida

1890, the Navy landed at Cedar Key to capture Mayor William Cottrell who was ruling the town as if he were a dictator-even forcing people he saw on the street to head-butt one another at gunpoint. He evaded capture fled but later died in a shootout w/ a sheriff in AL #CedarKey #Dictator #Florida

#SarasotaJungleGardens opened in 1939 still open today.

Lush #Tropical #BotanicalGardens, #Flamingos, #Alligators
And more.
1964 Postcard
#OldFlorida #Sarasota

1929 #Florida promotional postcard featuring a whimsical fairy for a mythical Eden-esk Florida
#nostalgia #art #marinelife #oldflorida #magical

#BokTowerGardens is a garden sanctuary in, featuring a 205-foot carillon tower & surrounding lush landscapes. It was originally conceived as a bird sanctuary & natural retreat, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr, gifted to the American people by E. Bok
#LakeWales #Florida #Travel #Tropics #Books

St. Augustine, FL:

This Spanish-founded town is the oldest permanent European settlement in the continental U.S.

Between the architecture, the beaches and the history you could easily fall in love with this town.
#travel #beaches #photography #poncedeleon #architecture #history #booksandreading

Diving into to the divine finding Christ of the Abyss Stature just off of Key Largo Florida. Say a prayer of thanks for our Florida waters, the marine life, and all we benefit from it. #Florida #KeyLargo #marinelife #watersports #travel

Crystal Clear Waters-The presence of the Floridan Aquifer, a vast underground limestone aquifer, allows for the formation of over 1000 natural springs, a #Florida Natural Resource
#Florida #adventure #travel #nature #wildlife

Did you know
A Pre Historic ‘Miami Circle’ located at 401 Brickell Ave
was thought to be a “footprint” from part of a 2000 yr old prehistoric Indian settlement and a Mystery of volcanic rock tools got there
#MiamiBeach #Art #Culture #Florida #Flman #SouthBeach

May your day be filled with
Roseate Spoonbills
#nature #beaches #birds #florida #birdwatching

Whimzeyland Located close to Tampa, FL is colorful explosion of repurposed bowling balls, bottles +. A work of art worked for over 20yrs now + other homes in the neighborhood- Who does it better than Florida!?!?!?
#Florida #SunshineState #bestbeaches #nature #miami

www.kiaralinda.com/our-house.html

All Weeki Wachee Mermaids are now state employees.

The State of Florida, purchased Weeki Wachee in 2008, turned it into a nature preserve, saved the mermaids,
giving them a kind of Protected Species status

🧜‍♀️ weekiwachee.com/mermaid-shows/

#florida #mermaids #tropicalfish #tropicalbirds #tropics