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More Zinnias!!! Cee’s Flower of the Day Prompt, July 30

IMG_2534 IMG_2536 IMG_2538 (1) IMG_2539I so rarely get down to the garden when all the zinnias are fresh and unmarked that I just had to make them my flower of the day once again.  They are so perfectly perky that if they were humans, they’d be annoying, but since they are just flowers, they earned my undivided admiration.

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Hibiscus After Rain: Cee’s Flower A Day

IMG_2488IMG_2492After a hot humid day in Ajijic, I arrived home to find it had rained.  This beauty had bloomed in the garden by the pathway into my house, bearing evidence to that fact.  I have four or five different varieties of hibiscus and each time a new bloom comes out, it is a gift!!

Since I believe Cee is on retreat, I’m linking this to her yesterday’s challenge. You can see other floral offerings HERE.

Oops..she did post today, so to see her today’s post, go HERE.

FLASHIER THAN THE FLOWERS: Cee’s Flower a Day Challenge

FLASHIER THAN THE FLOWERS

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The Coleus is another plant where the  leaves outshine the flowers.

 

For more flowers, see: http://ceenphotography.com/2015/07/26/flower-of-the-day-july-26-2015-day-lily/

Bougainvillea: Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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For more flower shots, go here: http://ceenphotography.com/2015/07/25/flower-of-the-day-july-25-2015-waterlily/

Fresh Flowers:: Cee’s Flower a Day Challenge

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Yes, I’m stuck on the theme of Camp Estrella.  Thirty children and each came up with an original response in making thank-you cards for sponsors.  The messages inside were just as sweet.

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Hibiscus: (Cee’s A Flower A Day Challenge)

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Called Obeliscos in Mexico, I have never seen so many varieties and colors of Hibiscus as in the nurseries in the little towns that surround where I live.  I’m going to try to take pictures as the various colors bloom.  I absolutely love the blooms.  Although they do not last long, there is always a new one opening and if Pasiano doesn’t trip too often, dozens at a time popping open on one plant.

To see Cee’s flower of the day, go HERE.

Orchids: Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge

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I snapped these beauties at a friend’s house.  Her husband’s passion was orchids and Koi fish and their house was one big photo opportunity!

Now, to see Cee’s glorious sunflower and other flower shots, go HERE. \

Foxgloves??? Flower of the Day

IMG_0858 IMG_0860 IMG_0877These flowers were on the grounds of the Lake Chapala Society in Ajijic.  I’m guessing they are foxgloves.  Does anyone have a different guess?

For more flowers, look HERE.

Eeeeeek!  Naked Ladies!!!: Cee’s Flower a Day Challenge

I walked in to do Information Booth duty at the Lake Chapala Society, and these little naked ladies were popping up all over the grass.  I was told by a local lady in the know that they are very invasive, and I believed her as there was plenty of evidence of it here.  I had only seen the larger variety before and was never drawn to them because of the absence of leaves, but  this shorter and smaller variety is lovely.

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For Cee’s flower of the day, go HERE.

More Poinciana: Cee’s Flower of the Day Challenge 7/10/15

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I earlier posted just one shot of this Poinciana bloom. Today I’m posting a variety of other shots of the Royal Poinciana tree.  The large brown seed pods are a larger version of the green pods I posted of the Tabachine–a miniature version of this tree.

To see Cee’s flower of the day, go here: http://ceenphotography.com/2015/07/10/flower-of-the-day-july-10-2015-little-red-flower/