Author Bruce Sterling discusses how mobile digital connectivity and the boom in cell phones  changed the face of  urban poverty in the twenty-first century.  In my opinion, the many academic researchers who still focus on the inequalities of traditional broadcast media systems have completely missed the most significant – and most disruptive,  says Sterling – innovation in communication. Mobile technology has already brought about social change, connecting the poor, the illiterate, and the disenfranchised worldwide to the global conversation. Welcome to real social change.

Roseate spoonbills held their annual celebration at the Everglades National Park rookery.

First orchid bloom on mamey tree

The full moon brought out the first orchid blooms this weekend.

It’s the earliest start ever for the season since we’ve been in the Gables.