Bok Tower Gardens

 After the carillon concert yesterday, we spent a couple of hours walking through the gardens of Bok Tower. Leslie estimated that we might have seen a third of the property. There is a wide range of tropical and semi-tropical plants throughout the grounds. There was one area near the Welcome Center where the trees were full of air plants --

There were many bromiliads in the same area --

These were air plants living on strings that formed a walkway along the patio --

 One part of the estate had a pond full of lily pads --

There was an anhinga (known as the "snake bird" as it is often seen with just its snake-like neck and head sticking out of the water) drying its feathers on a birdhouse near the pond --

 It was like walking through a lush tropical jungle --

There were squirrels all over the grounds, often taking advantage of seed left out for the birds --

There were many more flowers in bloom then I had expected, especially camellias --

This one was tagged as being named a "powder puff" --

The magnolias were just beginning to bud out --

Have you ever seen so many colors and shapes of camellias?

There is a cold front going through Florida. It got down to forty degrees last night and they are expecting a low of 27 degrees tonight. We saw lots of people putting sheets or other material out to cover the plants in their yards when we went into Wauchula for groceries this afternoon.