Floridiana Gloriana

Chihuly & Flower | Miami | Creative Commons

One brilliant, multi-colored flower next to one really magnificent work of art.  The photographer writes:  "The first Chihuly exhibit at Fairchild. This was a bromilliad in full bloom."

 

Photograph by Miz Shoes | click here to see her other photos | website: Girly Shoes.  | Click here to go to Flickr for the larger version

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'Cement Library' by Vince (Kitsu) | Mount Dora | Creative Commons

"Books formed in cement at a closed bookstore in Mount Dora, Florida," the photographer explained.  I'm really grateful to the photographer for preserving this fascinating detail.  I would love a world in which commerce united with art in the external details of buildings, but I suppose it's not practicable.

 

"Cement Library" by Vince/Kitsu (website:[relax]). 

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Red Glass, Rocks, and Cactus by Miz Shoes | Miami, FL | Used by Permission

The amazing photographer Miz Shoes has more astonishing imagery from the Chihuly exhibition at the Fairchild.  Just imagine:  till I saw her photographs, I did not know about Chihuly.  And then---through one of those pieces of synchronicity which form the stuff of life---a young person I know referred the very next day to Chihuly glass and this specific exhibition. 

Just fascinating.  As is this photograph:

She writes:  " I loved the contrast of the rock, the cacti and the brillliant red glass."  Yes:

Photograph by Miz Shoes | click here to see her other photos | website: Girly Shoes.  | Click here to go to Flickr for the larger version

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Sarasota Sandcastle by Miz Shoes | Creative Commons

Inspired by this photograph, I just started a new category:  Florida sandcastles.

"Sarasota Sandcastle" by Miz Shoes (click here to see her other photos) |
Website:  Girly Shoes.

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