The Colour White in Nature
Nature shows off a variety of whites from around the world. White wildflowers at White Park Bay, Ireland. Scallop shells, the symbol for El Camino, for sale along the pilgrimage […]
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R is for Rhododendron
I was delighted by the masses of pinky-purple rhododendrons that are everywhere in Wales. The locals were less enthusiastic – these beauties are apparently an invasive species that are taking […]
Dahlias in the Dublin Botanical Garden in Late September
Flowers and fun! September 20, 2015. Dublin managed to combine two of my favourite things, a botanical garden and an art gallery showing off plant-themed sculptures or creative interpretations of what it means […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pink Lotus Flower
A collection of images of the sacred pink lotus from home and Asia. In Phnom Penh’s main temple, the lotuses were sold in bunches for offerings, and there were so […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pale Yellow Flowers from Around the World
A collection of pale yellow flowers from around the world. A yellow flower on a prickly bush on the grounds the Teotihuacan ruins near Mexico City. A yellow flax flower at Phu […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: White Flowers from Around the World
A collection of white flowers from around the world. The Queen of the Night, a flowering cactus that blooms only at night. By next morning there is just the brown […]
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Red Flowers from Around the World
A collection of red flowers from around the world. Flowering quince bonsai in Sun Yat Sen Garden, Vancouver. (More of the Chinese New Year in Vancouver.) Torch ginger in the Singapore […]
Photo Challenge: Banana Flowers
Every banana palm puts out two types of flowers: the pendulous flower that slowly opens to reveal a row of small orchid-like flowers that eventually turn into bananas. These small […]
Travel Theme: Pink Lotus in Vietnam
Lotus flowers have meaning in several Asian religions, signifying a pure beauty arising from murky waters. These particular pink lotuses, growing on a small tributary of the Mekong River in […]
Spurge is a word…
I was out taking photographs of some huge flowering ‘spurges’ on the seawall when two guys came up to me. One started taking a photo of the same plant while […]
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