We went for a little boat ride on the Lake the other evening and tied up for a while on Coyote Creek Channel by this tree, dripping with what is called, here in the Northwest, deer moss. 
In the Southeast, a similar plant is called Spanish Moss. I think it's probably kind of the same thing. Whatever it's called, the moss-covered trees make the world seem more peaceful and quiet and a little dream-like. The picture below is near the Caloosahatchie River, where we stay and where we boat when we're in Florida.
So these magical trees seem to always be in in places that feel like you're miles and miles away from civilization, even though you really aren't. And we like being able to get to those places easily.
That might just be one of the reasons why Ft. Myers felt like home when we got there last year and why we're going back again!
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