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 The Sunken Garden was built about a hundred years ago and has been restored.  At one time this portal framed a view of the cove.  It is a beautiful lawn with several kinds of palm trees lining it.  Spanish moss.  The water garden has not been restored.  That is not pond scum, but tiny leaved duck weed.

Spanish Point

Spanish Point, in Osprey, Florida, is an historic site and museum preserving some of the life and death of indigenous people who lived in the area over five thousand years ago, the pioneer settlers, the early developers, and the native plants, and the coastal landscape.  It makes for an interesting mix along the walking tour. This is the pioneer cemetery for the Webb family who arrived in the 1860's.  The land juts into the Gulf of Mexico and is raised by a large burial ground and shell middons that were created by the detritus of daily life from earlier inhabitants thousands of years ago. Graves on top of graves.  The fuzzy looking log is covered with resurrection fern.  When it rains, the ferns turn a bright green. A glimpse of the packing house, where the Webb family who farmed this area for many years packed the citrus fruit for shipping: The dock from the packing house: Mangroves in the cove: A gnarly tree near the old boat yard. Farming must ...