The white bird of paradise plant is often mistaken for a banana tree. It is immense and the flowers so high up that they may be overlooked.
White Bird of Paradise: Flower of the Day, Apr 20, 2018
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Tag Archives: Birds of Paradise
War Bonnet: Flower of the Day, Nov 30, 2017
Bird of Paradise: Flower of the Day, Oct 29, 2017
This closeup was actually taken months ago in Mexico, but couldn’t resist using it as it goes so well with Cee’s flower of the day.
You can’t beat this combination of orange and purple.
You must see Cee’s flower HERE.
Night Bird: Celebrating my 3400th Posting With A Flower of The Day
I saw this bird in the light from the wall lamp outside the guest room as I opened the front gate at 9:30 PM to let guests out after a film night at my house tonight. I remarked on the interesting lighting and my friend Glenda remarked it was more interesting because of the street light shining on it as well. I wedged the gate open with an old axe head of my grandfather’s, went in to get my camera, got distracted and promptly forgot about it. It was after 1 a.m. when I decided to post a photo of a flower for my 3400th posting, remembered seeing a flower I wanted to photograph, remembered I was with Glenda when I saw it and started combing my memory. I then remembered it was a bird of paradise and went out to find the gate still wedged wide open. Not a good idea in Mexico–especially with an axe head invitingly wedging it open!!! Sheesh.
Here it is, above and below, not as interesting as earlier, but. . . .If my math is right, it is my 114th daily posting for Cee’s flower prompt, which I started posting on June 30, 2015.
A lonely street, up a mountain road with no close neighbors. Not a good idea to leave the gate open for midnight visitors, leaving them a weapon to boot.
For Cee’s prompt. https://ceenphotography.com/2017/09/03/flower-of-the-day-september-4-2017-primroses/
Bad Hair Day, Past its Prime: Flower of the Day, Aug 25, 2017
For Cee’s Flower of the Day.
Don’t Pick the Daisies
See poem below flower collage. (All photos by jdb. Please click on first photo to enlarge all.)
Don’t Pick the Daisies
Please leave those daisies in their wrapper.
I find them just too pert and dapper.
I prefer a floral decoration
prone to promote excitation.
I’d choose something a little queer
to be used as a boutonniere.
Yes, I agree, daisies are cute
but aren’t held in good repute
for inclusion in bouquets exotic.
They aren’t sufficiently chaotic.
All their little petals are spread
in order. They are too well-bred.
I like my flowers with frisky sproutings,
curling ‘rounds and sticking-outings––
birds of paradise well hung
with orange feathers and bright blue tongue.
I admit, I am a binger
on passionflower and wild ginger,
on orchid and bromeliad.
Daisies I find a little sad––
too Doris Day and sixtyish.
A bit of odd is what I wish
for when I choose to pick a flower
for an arrangement or a bower.
Give me heliconia,
proteus or begonia.
For an occasion that is formal,
daisies, dear, are just too normal.
For my mother Pat who liked her food plain and her flowers exotic. XOXOXO
https://dutchgoesthephoto.net/2018/02/06/tuesday-photo-challenge-exotic/
This poem and floral collage were prompted by an earlier post in answer to Cee’s Flower of the Day prompt.
Bird of Paradise: Cee’s Flower of the Day, August 2, 2017
Past its Prime: Flower of the Day, May 30, 2017
Far past its prime, this Bird of Paradise still displays a grotesque beauty.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day prompt.
Party Crashers: Flower of the Day, Dec 12, 2016
Party Crashers: Thunbergia makes a nosy neighbor: Thunbergia and Birds of Paradise.
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