Landscape: Lido Key Residence

just photographed this beautiful home on lido key last week.

check out the photos at michael a. gilkey, inc.

sunset walk on siesta...

Shoebox Butterfly Gardens

In celebration of National Landscape Architecture Month and Earth Day, Michael A. Gilkey, Jr. visited Sarasota’s Southside Elementary School for six days in April, leading all kindergarten classes in the creation of their own shoebox butterfly gardens.

check out the photos i took of the fun event HERE.

Landscape: Casey Key Renovation

new photos up at michael a. gilkey, inc. of a newly renovated landscape on casey key.

check it out here.

National Landscape Architecture Month

April is National Landscape Architecture Month
to read more about it, click here.

boat ride in Osprey...

Osprey nest in Osprey...
how the town of Osprey got its name...
friendly intercoastal dolphin...
water bird...
south creek...

for pix of the 2Bs, check out MBT.

bubbles and succulents...

just a few things that caught my eye while hanging @ A Village for a Family this past weekend...

A Village For a Family

a benefit for the Augsburgers
a celebration of community
March 21, 2010

sponsored by WSLR community radio
and Sarasota's Midwives

having fun despite the rain

kids of all ages enjoyed face painting... magic bubbles... awesome music by local musicians...
yummy treats!! ♥ Kaya Soul Augsburger ♥

more fabulous music...
fun in the bounce house

Radio-Free Carmela with one of her younger fans

Colleen Augsburger with event coordinators:
Courtney and Laura
SMP was proud to donate photography for this wonderful event.

heading down south...

this past weekend i headed down south to homestead to visit friends... and of course i took my favorite road which goes right through the heart of the everglades...

these pix are from one of my photo stops... enjoy!

wanna-be flowers?

you know how sometimes when you look at things you see something else... something not ordinary... something, well, beautiful. today as i was taking plant photos i spied these shrub leaves that were as pretty as any flower.