From the ground …
It can all look like a bunch of cypress trees.
Strands are the cypress-tree equivalent to the sloughs in the Everglades
But higher up, from 500 feet, the mosaic really starts to pop, or become transparent as we sometimes say. And by transparent we mean all the habitats really jump out, and none more than the giant strands where the cypress grow tall and spread out. Not that the mosaic doesn’t pop from ground view, too. Or do I mean water view? Soggy socks is a badge of honor in the swamp.
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About the view: The liquid heart of a cypress strand, as seen during the summer wet season.
