Agreed. I saw his layout in the recently released 2007 Great Model Railroads issue and thought he did a splendid job.
I grew up in FL for 21 years. He absolutely nailed the look and color of the palm trees frons. All he needs is a few brown dead frons lying underneath a couple of them. (That...and a dead armadillo out in the middle of the road.
Along those lines, here's one of my favorite pics:
It's entitled, "Not my job!"
Anyhow, beautiful modeling.
Tom