This is an example of Florida's dry praitie ecosystem after it has been turned into pasture land. This still has the open grassy areas interspesed with seasonally wet shallow areas like this lake, but lacks some of the small shrubs and palmettos that would have been in the original prairie. You can still get a feel for the large open areas and understand why Florida used to be one of the largest cattle producing states in the United States.

On a misty,foggy morning, a fleet of boats lie at anchor at the mouth of the Alaia River where it flows into Tampa Bay, Florida.

The Alafia River is 25 miles long, starting in eastern Hillsborough County, Florida and drops 140 feet from its beginning to its mouth in Gibonton. It is feed by a number of springs and flows at a rate of four miles per hour in its upper reaches. Near the mouth it is more of a tidal river

One of the many strawberry fields being picked during the winter in Florida. Florida supplies many of the winter strawberries but is facing stiff competition from California which has a longer growing season.

Most of the pickers are migrants, here to pick the crops as they ripen. As long as it is profitable to pick the crops they will. When it becomes uneconomical, the farmers kill the rest of the crop with herbicides.

On a misty,foggy morning, a fleet of boats lie at anchor at the mouth of the Alaia River where it flows into Tampa Bay, Florida.

The Alafia River is 25 miles long, starting in eastern Hillsborough County, Florida and drops 140 feet from its beginning to its mouth in Gibonton. It is feed by a number of springs and flows at a rate of four miles per hour in its upper reaches. Near the mouth it is more of a tidal river.

This is just part of the Iguazu Falls from the Argentina Side of the river. If you look real closely you can see some of the martins that nest right in the falls as protection from the toucans and other birds that predate their eggs and chicks.

The Sunrise Ranch is located on Old Johnston Road in Pasco County, Florida. It has been in operation for about 30 years dealing primarily in cattle.

Part of the Iguazu falls in Argentina.

Just one small section of the Iguazu Falls in Parque Nacional Iguazu, Argentina to give some feeling for the size of this natural wonder. The 1.7 mile edge of Iquazu is made up of between 150 and 300 individuals cataracts depending on the amount of water flowing over the falls which range in height from 197 feet to 267 feet.

An early foggy morning on the Withlacoochee River near the crooked River Campground in the Croom Recreation Area of the Withlacoochee National Forest. The closest city is Brooksville, Florida.

An improvised swimming hole on the Withlacoochee River, complete with rope swing with boards nailed to the trunk and limb of an oak tree for easy access. This is near the Crooked River Campground in the Croom Recreational Area of the Withlacoochee National Forest. The closest city is Brooksville, Florida.

On a calm morning, two cypress trees are reflected in the surface of the Withlacoochee River near where it enters Silver Lake in the River Junction Recreation Area of Florida's Withlacoochee National forest.

Costa Rican countyside west of Lake Arenal on the road from Tilaran to Monteverde.

People enjoy a wonderful day at the beach on Bradenton Beach in Manatee County, Florida. Clear skies, white sands, and blue water, what more oculd anyone want?