Who goes to Disney and takes pictures of trees?

Apparently, I do.

I will admit that a family trip to Disney was not at the top of my bucket list. I imagined taking the (by no means insignificant) amount of money spent on a Disney vacation and putting that toward airplane tickets. How about a European destination, or somewhere in Central America where we could experience a different culture and show our young kids unique parts of the world?

I was outvoted.

This is how, last spring I found myself trudging around Florida’s Magic Kingdom, zipping from park to park on the Skyliner, waiting in the longest lines I’ve experienced since traveling in India, and having a surprising amount of fun.

And as my family focused on reservations for rides, Star Wars and Buzz Lightyear, sweet snacks, and roller coaster speed estimations I hunted for…trees. Other flora and fauna caught my eye, as did some artificial trees. It’s Disney, after all.

I’m fascinated by how certain trees (and wildlife) survive in the middle of human traffic and chaos, and there are few places with as much human traffic and chaos as Disney.