Tampa Florida

We've just spent a lovely 5 day break with Simon in Tampa Florida. The Transitions tournament was held at a lovely resort where we stayed in a mini unit and had access to a kids playground, mini golf, a fantastic pool and sandpit area. It housed the tournament course so Simon was able to dart out to the pre-round warm up and come straight back to the family. These shots here show the Nature Park, so to speak, in the middle of the resort with a swampy/lake type area kit with alligators and bird life. I was in awe of the setting - the water, the trees. The 'gothic' landscape was a cross between eerie and peaceful. The stuff hanging from the trees everywhere is called Spanish Moss. Initially I thought it was a plant debris blown onto the trees but it actually grows on the host tree and whilst it doesn't kill it it can decrease the hosts growth rate as it limits the amount of light to the trees own leaves.