Rock Rose (Cistaceae)

A beautiful Rock Rose.


Plant identification by Mrs. Social Butterfly (Thank you!)

An Uncommon Site (1,000 Years Ago)

The ginkgo tree and pomegranate shrub both came from far away lands to find themselves feet apart in Southern California. The Ginkgo plant is said to have originated in the mountains west of Shanghai, while the Pomegranate is believed to have originated in in eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan region. It's amazing how places apart can come together and exist side by side. Provided the right circumstances and climate.


Ginkgo Leaf.


Dwarf Pomegranate Blossom.

Beelieve It!

A female worker bee pollinates the autumn blossom of the South American Pink Silk Floss Tree. As she collects the pollen, she stores it with her pollen basket.

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Colors

Updated: 10/13/2006

Various plants that had intense, yet pleasing colors to the eye.

Ceratostigma Abyssinicum


Paddle Plant (Kalanchoe Thyrisflora)


South African Honeysuckle (Turraea Obtusifolia)

Early Evening in the Valley

As the sun dips lower into the horizon, beams of light peak through creating ideal illumination for these dramatic colors.

Fall into Descanso Gardens

As another summer passes, dahlias at Descanso Gardens provide a grand exit to the season, a botanical version of fireworks.



As our fall season begins, beautiful reds and oranges are beginning to be displayed by plants.

Midnight Roses

Roses lit by street lamps at midnight.

A spider wanders on this delicately lit rose searching for his midnight snack.

All in a Day's Work

A female bee visits a flower combing the grains of pollen into her baskets. Pollen from the flower also sticks to the bee’s hair.

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Foster Botanical Gardens

A section of the famous Pali viewed from below.A Pacific Golden Plover. These birds are also known as the "Kolea". During the summer they nest in Alaska. Their travels from Alaska to Hawaii is a non-stop 50 hours flight. Females will leave first, followed by males and the young are often left to migrate on their own. These birds do not stay the same color for the entire duration of their stay in Hawaii. In August - September when they arrive they are mottled colored. Males will attain a dark black patch on their breasts before leaving the islands in early May. Females also get breeding plumage but look very different from the males.A black swan rests in the sun.

Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens

Through Likelike Highway, stopping just short of Kaneohe reveals a beautiful garden open to the public. Be sure to check the weather before going. It can go from beautiful sunny to cloudy in a few minutes.

A Day At Descanso Gardens

Today was my first day using a new lens for my macro photography. Featured is a small compilation of the beautiful things I saw this day.