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Showing posts with label Flower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flower. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Flowers and Fruit - We've Got Some Poison Here

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 Ornamental Tree Happens to Be a Killer Yesterday three of us headed north with the cameras. Overcast weather is great for waterfalls...
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Flower and Bee GIF - Plus Hydrangea Report #1 for 2017

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At Yohena Garden Today Up north, went to check the hydrangea (ajisai for Japanese) blossoms. Things were looking sort of grim...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Flower Photo: Orange Hibiscus in February

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Tired of Snow?  Visit Okinawa It gets a little chilly and windy sometimes, around here but, it doesn't snow. Out back this ...
Saturday, February 20, 2016

Plant and Flower Photos: Cobra Lily

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Musashi Abumi (ムサシアブミ) in Japan     The flower is shaped like an antique samuri stirrup used on warriors saddles. In the Wester...
Sunday, January 31, 2016

Flower Photo: Simple Sakura

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Just a Cherry Blossom     Not to worry, about Teru Teru Bozu ; the thing miraculously survived yesterday. Even though it rain...
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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Gigantic Hibiscus Flower Blooming Down the Street

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Gargantuan Best Describes It     This was discovered, while walking the back-roads of town yesterday. To stay out of th...
Saturday, September 5, 2015

Flower Photo: Red Spider Lily AKA Hurricane Lily

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Higanbana ( ヒガンバナ) in Japan An autumn equinox flower, botanists call this plant Lycoris radiata. One source tells us if, you meet...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Flower Photo: White Trumpet Lily -- AKA Easter Lily

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A Wildflower in the Ryukyu Islands     Returning from an uneventful morning, chasing birds, I spotted this lily. This year,...
Saturday, November 15, 2014

Flower Photo: Bird of Paradise and a Photo Tip

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What Happens in Okinawa     Yesterday, we took a little camera trek, down to the south of the island. It had been the secon...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Flower Photo: Fringed Hibiscus

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These delicate flowers were blooming in many locations, before the last typhoon. One day, as the wind started picking up, I went ou...
Sunday, June 1, 2014

Flower Photos: St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

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It's Byouyanagi (ビョウヤナギ) in Japan     These bright yellow flowers on plants with dark green leaves bloom here in May. ...
Saturday, May 10, 2014

Flower Photo: Deigo Okinawa's Prefectural Symbol

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Starting to Bloom Now in Okinawa     These bright red flowers have a history of avoiding my camera lens. So far, I have never ...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Editor's Picks (Photos) for the Month of March 2014

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One Flower -- One Person -- One Bird     With half the month spent indoors, due to foul weather,  there won't be any complain...
Saturday, March 22, 2014

Flower Photo: Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon citrinus)

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Native of Australia Found in Okinawa     This one was found just down the street and around the corner from my office. My frien...
Wednesday, March 5, 2014

The Azalea Festival That Turned into a Flower Carnival

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 Azalea Matsuri ( ツツジ まつり) in Higashi Village   Little did I know about how this event has grown, until yesterday. The 15 photos ...
Monday, December 9, 2013

Flower Photos: Flame of the Woods (Ixora chinensis)

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Another plant gets kicked out of the pending files today. It seems like these bright red flowers bloom year round in Okinawa. ...