Treasure Island

The rain finally let up enough yesterday for a while and we went on a walkabout. Being Treasure Island, pirates are the cities theme. If you click on the picture below you'll see that this is truly a Florida pirate, his treasure is oranges. The unique thing about this town that distinguishes it from other tourist places is their clock tower. Those are real bells in there. It chimes on the quarter hour and tolls the hours. The third picture is the bridge opening up. Since I've posted pictures from the water, I thought I'd add one from the road point of view.

This is a type of palm that I've never seen before. The fronds are very fluffy and feathery looking. They grow to be very large and seem popular in the landscapes around here.

The city obviously put some thought and money into the non-opening bridge to the island. Each of the supports is nicely decorated with inset tiles with various pictures. The sea being the dominant theme, they also have the obligitory pirate. The rails are wavy metal and the pedestrian strip also has inlaid tiles. There are towers on two corners, one that matches the bell tower.