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June 3, 2026

florilegia #34.5: may album

Welcome to a giant-size edition of the monthly photo album, featuring the Keys, Homestead, and Tampa!

photo grid with 3 pictures. L-R: back porch of a small waterfront house at sunset framed by palm trees; a huge Key lime cheesecake in a cold case; a pair of colorful hoop earrings with a beach in the background.
the house on Conch Key; the largest Key lime cheesecake I’ve ever seen with my human eyes; loose earrings at Sombrero Beach.

photo grid with 3 pictures. L-R: the old and new 7 Mile Bridges going out to Pigeon Key with blue sea; downward shot of D wearing a navy daisy-print matching set and a red vintage Diana camera; several live snails attached to a chunk of oolite.
two highways; Diana on Diana; snails on oolite at Long Key.

photo grid with 3 pictures. L-R: a swamp with people on a boardwalk in the background, and a pretty big gator sticking his head up in the foreground; a snail on a tree with a beautiful orange, yellow, and black-striped shell; upward shot of a huge royal palm tree.
Everglades welcome wagon; the prettiest snail on the planet; royal views.

photo grid with 3 pictures. L-R: steps descending into a well carved out of limestone and planted with bromeliads; a peach-colored bougainvillea vine with limestone feature behind; the front of the Miccosukee museum in Homestead.
Ed’s springhouse; the prettiest bougainvillea on the planet; learning along the Trail.

photo grid with 3 pictures. L-R: a tiny post office by the roadside; a pool and patio with 2 Adirondack chairs and palmettos; an evergreen branch with small white cones covered with dew.
the smallest post office in the United States; welcoming backyards; humid morning.

photo grid with 3 pictures. L-R: interior of a bookstore with shelves of romance novels and green pillars; a large stone gate reading "Parque Amigos de Jose Marti"; Tampa's Channel with a view of the University of Tampa minarets.
Tampa’s first all-romance bookstore; Friends of Jose Marti; minaret life.

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