10 August 2014

Fred And Ginger In The Swamp

During yesterday's ride, I stopped at the site of the Mala Compra plantation.  The name means "bad bargain" in Spanish.  

As you can imagine, the place was so named because it turned out not to be as suitable for agriculture as was hoped.  However, there are some strange and interesting sights, including this:


At first, I thought it might be one of those "only in Florida" species.  But a second look reveals otherwise:





They are actually two different trees, one dancing around the other:



It seems that the curvy, languorous one wants to be closer to the upright citizen:


What is it like to be locked in a dance for centuries?

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