As mentioned in my profile, I am originally from Suriname, South America. It is a hidden mystery and populated with only 350,000. Suriname is also part of the Amazon rain forest. I remember so many tropical trees and fruit all over the place. Complementary to all that vegetation were mosquitoes the size of dragons, well felt that at least. The trees seemed so lively at times as almost speaking or cheering me on. Often in my youth, I made it a point to spend time resting and starring at the motion branches of trees were taking by the wind. It also seemed as though the motion of the trees help magnify this gentle cool breeze in the strong gusty wind. Today as I reside in Cape Coral, occasionally I take a stroll around the local area. I remain dumb founded at how bare Cape Coral is. Florida considered the most tropical state of all the states is not living up to its name. When I take my walk, instead of being gently greeted by the wind, I feel as though I am in a furnace turning crusty and charcoaled. Instead of being protected by the soft shade to trees, I am feeling like an ant under a magnifying glass getting roasted. I am all for development of housing and population. I do feel like way to many trees and vegetation was all too willfully removed from these beautiful tropical areas at the cost of producing an extra penny. Cape Coral looks more like the Sahara desert then a lush tropical place. All over Florida does this type of landscape exists. Overall Florida does resemble its state tree the palm tree. This tree has a handful of branches and even fewer leaves. I am confident more fellow residents would be inspired to walk if the horizon did not look so bleak.
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