Dance Of The Palmettos

I have lived in California, Hawaii and Florida in the U.S. Every place is different. Especially when it comes to the flora and fauna. I saw vultures for the first time in Florida - they are quite fascinating, in an eerie sort of way. Every time, we are out driving somewhere and hubby sees a group of vultures, he has to yell, "party time". With morbid curiousity, I am always trying to figure out what they are feeding on. It was also a first time with the Blue Herons and Sandhill Cranes. What elegant beauty. I can sit and watch these birds for hours. Same goes for the plant life. Beautiful palms swaying in the breeze bring Florida to mind, don't they? My backyard is a conservation park - yes, lucky me. Full of pine trees, different types of palm trees and palmettos. The palmettos are low growing palm tree with fan-like leaves, so precise in their symmetry. They bring to mind this scenario - me lying on soft plushy cushions, being fed grapes and fanned with palmetto fronds to cool me in the hot Florida sun (grin).

Here is my acrylic rendition of palm trees and palmettos.