If you are looking for a little slice of botanical heaven, look no further than the Hawaii Bioreserve and Tropical Garden outside of Hilo, Hawaii. It didn't seem possible, but once I loaded my photographs onto the computer, I discovered I'd taken more than one thousand images while wandering the paths through the lush green jungle. This plant was identified as a Fiery Spike, also known as Aphelandra Aurantica Acanthaceae. Check out the website for an interesting backstory: htbg.com

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Flowering Ocotillos in Arizona's Saguaro National Park.

Ocotillos drop their leaves when its dry but they still manage impressive blossoms (Apr 2015)

The second image in my 100 x challenge - 100 Lensbaby images.

This one is a five image in camera multiple exposure, of a dying chrysanthemum, made with my Sol 45 and macro filters.

Link to my 2025 100 x album: www.flickr.com/photos/28992287@N03/albums/72177720322918811/

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The Beast

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The cotton tree called SHIMUL bursts into little cups of flaming flora when Spring comes to Bangladesh (in this case a week in advance).

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Brooklyn Botanical Gardens: Canon EF 135mm f/2 with extension tubes.