Category Archives: Flowers

Mystery Flower, FOTD June 20, 2020

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I just glanced at this flower growing in the pot where normally kalanchoe grow and went in to get my camera. It was only while I was transferring it into my photos that I realized those were definitely not kalanchoe leaves. I have no idea what it is or how it got there. Either I bought something I didn’t know the name of or it is a volunteer brought in by another plant. At any rate, it is thriving there and the kalanchoes all seem to be gone, so I will enjoy it as a mystery unless some kind soul tells me what it is. This entire bunch is about 2 1/4 inches across. Happy Solstice!

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Close Neighbors

 

 

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Indian Shot and Jade plants

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Blending in–Hibiscus: FOTD June 16, 2020

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I just noticed this cream-colored hibiscus with a red throat for the first time–two blooms in among a  bush with a profusion of bright coral blooms. It is on a good-sized bush that has woven itself into the fabric of the other even larger bush, so must have been there for a long time as I haven’t planted hibiscus along that wall for over ten years. Where has it been hiding all these years? Or is it I who have been hiding? This period of forced isolation has revealed some amazing secrets about my back garden and after all these years I am beginning to feel that instead of this house belonging to me that I belong to it.

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Bougainvillea: FOTD June 15, 2020

 

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Hibiscus: FOTD June 13, 2020

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Plumeria: June 10, 2020

 

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It’s a Jungle Out There! FOTD June 9, 2020


I can’t believe how lush everything is right now, even before the rainy season. This is the view from my studio.

And here’s a closeup:

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Tabachine with Butterfly: FOTD June 8, 2020

I sat for hours watching dozens of these black and orange/red butterflies flittering around the tabachine. They moved so fast that it was almost impossible to get a focused shot but the entire ballet was so beautiful.  Then one large yellow butterfly dive-bombed the bush and then soared out over the empty lot next door and back again. I saw it several other times.. a nice interruption. I am loving spending lots of time in my studio or hammock watching the busy life of my backyard. Then came the invasion of cows, but that is a story for another blog.

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Hibiscus: June 7, 2020

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Bougainvillea: FOTD June 6, 2020

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