of a Hong Kong Orchid Tree---------- named as the floral emblem of Hong Kong and can be found on the coins, flag and coat of arms there.

Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden.

Fuchsia is a vivid purplish red color, named after the flower of the fuchsia plant, which took its name from the 16th century German botanist Leonhart Fuchs. The color fuchsia was first introduced as the color of a new aniline dye called fuchsine, patented in 1859 by the French chemist Francois-Emmanuel Verguin.

Why did I chose a rainy, windy day to try to photograph my first hummingbirds?

Because this little cutie began perching on our rhodie when not at the feeder. Besides, what could be more fun or poignant than tiny wet feathers.

Absolutely no enhanced hues! When this (Anna's?) hummingbird stretches its neck, the magenta glistens, even in the rain and lack of sun. If you know the ID and gender, please do tell!

Nikon D810, Nikkor 300mm f/2.8, Nikon 2x teleconverter, 600mm

1/320 sec; f/5.6; ISO 3200

manual exposure, Jobu design gimbal tripod head

Many thanks for looking! I hope to improve my mood soon.

路地の紫陽花、略してロジサイ。

もともと好きでよく通ってるスポットですがこの時期の夜も好いものです。

自分なりに気に入った写真が撮れた。

Not a macro this time :-)

Amaryllis H. Red Pearl in full glory. I love how the purplish red hues shine through the petals and how the veins are so beautifully visible.

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Taken on tripod

Whited the background

Title is a Chris de Burgh song

Bauhinia blakeana or Hong Kong Orchid Tree is an orchid tree of the genus Bauhinia with large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers. The fragrant, orchid-like flowers are usually 10 to 15 centimetres (3.9 to 5.9 in) across, and bloom from early November to the end of March. Although now cultivated in many areas, it originated in Hong Kong.

Known as Bauhinia blakeana in scientific parlance, the Hong Kong orchid tree is something of an enigma. Rather than being allied to what many of us think of as "real" trees, it’s a legume, which means its close kin include not oaks and sequoias, but the common or garden pea. Then, it could be that every Hong Kong orchid tree alive today is descended from a single tree. And, even though the flower has been Hong Kong’ s emblem since 1965, no one is sure if the tree is a true species, or a hybrid.

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a7rii + Bausch & Lomb Cinephor EF. 5in (127.0mm) f:2.0 (projector lens)

I love the time and in between

The calm inside me

In the space where I can breathe

I believe . . .

Sarah McLachlan, Elsewhere (Listen)

Large on black.

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Taken from Yosemite National Park in mid-May, 2012 during my California Visit.

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botones florales de Bucquetia glutinosa en Chingaza.

Ratibida columnifera "Prairie Coneflower, Mexican Hat', Composite Family, This dark reddish colored petals of this specimen is more typically found in the southern part of the range of this species in the USA. The Alberta specimens are mainly yellow petaled. Jim Coutts is restoring to his farm many of the native grasses and plants found in the Southern Alberta prairies. Asteraceae, Jim Coutts’ farm, Nanton Alberta, 5694August_27__2010

Oh shit I love old commercial buildings.

Shear Elegance is one of the U.S.'s most popular hair salon names.

"Top's" and "Bottom's" haha, lower left. There are icicle lights hung in the window of the center storefront and I would love to see them get turned on some night.

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In downtown Jackson, Michigan, on August 12th, 2018, the P.L. Fox building on the west side of South Francis Street, north of East Washington Avenue.

The building (at 222-228 S Francis St) was erected circa 1915 according to Appendix A of a 2004 survey by Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, Inc.

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Comarum palustre 'Marsh Cinquefoil', a water loving cinquefoil, Rose Family, Rosaceae, Bentz Lake Natural Area, 1935August_06__2009

Quote by: Hans Christian Anderson

Pioenroos (Paeonia).

Een groot aantal soorten worden gekweekt als tuin-en sierplant.

Peony.

A large number of species are grown as garden and ornamental plants.

Pivoine.

Un grand nombre d'espèces sont cultivées comme plantes de jardin et ornementales.

Pfingstrose.

Viele Arten werden als Garten- und Zierpflanzen angebaut.

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Taken from Yosemite National Park in mid-May, 2012 during my California Visit.

The name of the religious book center was "Religious Book Center."

By "religious" they meant "Christian." By "center" they meant "$tore."

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In downtown Danville, Virginia, on May 31st, 2022, 120 S Market St, built sometime between 1894 and 1899, a "contributing property" in the Downtown Danville Historic District (93000830 on the National Register of Historic Places), on the west side of South Market Street between Main Street and Patton Street.

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Taken from Yosemite National Park in mid-May, 2012 during my California Visit.

Taken from Yosemite National Park in mid-May, 2012 during my California Visit.

Purplish-red bricks and a bed of mixed gravel.

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On the campus of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Illinois, on August 11th, 2024, was a datestone at the Architecture Building (completed in 1928 as the Building for Architecture and Kindred Subjects), off the southeast corner of East Gregory Drive and South 6th Street.

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of finding colors from a color wheel - moving towards red with a purplish-red heritage tomato, called "chocolate tomato." Delicious!

September is the color wheel month. :-)