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When I was in Maine in June, I was delighted to see peonies blooming everywhere we went. I was very envious -- the only way they grow here in Northern California, I'm told, is if you put ice around them during the winter! I took lots of pictures and will have to settle fof them instead.
1. tree dahlia circle, 2. phlox circle, 3. pink zygo, 4. pale pink zygo
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
not my best work....based on a design by Cakelava and integrating the "words of love" look - cake for a bridal shower.
6&9" tapered tiers finished in smbc - didnt do a super job smoothing - gumpaste items are rough painted - I wanted a rough painted look, this went a bit more rough than I should have done
The pink bicycle outside "Baked & Wired" cup cake shop in Washington DC.
April 6, 2013, Foggy Bottom, Washington, DC, taken here.
Canon FD 24mm f2.8 + Raynox DCR 250
I used the Focus Aid feature to help me focus. I really like to large screen on the Leica T. You get a nice preview of what the final image will look like. Amazing!
Hibiscus species represent nations: Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower of South Korea, and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is the national flower of Malaysia. The hibiscus is the national flower of the Republic of Haiti. The red hibiscus is the flower of the Hindu goddess Kali, and appears frequently in depictions of her in the art of Bengal, India, often with the goddess and the flower merging in form. The hibiscus is used as an offering to goddess Kali and Lord Ganesha in Hindu worship.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis is considered to have a number of medical uses in Chinese herbology.[8]
In the Philippines, the gumamela (local name for hibiscus) is used by children as part of a bubble-making pastime. The flowers and leaves are crushed until the sticky juices come out. Hollow papaya stalks are then dipped into this and used as straws for blowing bubbles.
The red hibiscus flower is traditionally worn by Tahitian women. A single flower, tucked behind the ear, is used to indicate the wearer's availability for marriage.
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie named her first novel Purple Hibiscus after the delicate flower.
The bark of the hibiscus contains strong bast fibres that can be obtained by letting the stripped bark set in the sea to let the organic material rot away. In Polynesia, these fibers (fau, pūrau) are used for making grass skirts. They have also been known to be used to make wigs.