Monday, August 06, 2007
Summer Flowers
¶ Monday, August 06, 2007 
 | I still can't get over how frequently I see ants in flowers here. Nobody ever mentioned ants as pollinators before; maybe they don't actually do that? |
 | No, I don't know why these trees turned color in May. Closest thing to fall foliage I've seen in years. |
 | From a planter at Max's school. These are a bit curled up, but I thought they looked more dramatic that way. |
 | I still don't know what they're called, but they're one of my favorites around here. These grow in the fish pond at Kalakaua Park. |
 | Guava blossoms. I don't think much of the fruit, but the flowers are cute. |
 | This is some kind of orchid at Liliuokalani Park. It's a little past prime, but the internal structures came out most clearly in this picture. |
 | Mulberry blossom. |
 | Normally I don't take pictures of flowers in offices ... ah, who am I kidding? I'll take a picture of anything anywhere if I think it'll look interesting. Anyway, this orchid was on the front desk in the division office earlier this Summer. |
 | This lotus blossom was in a bathtub being used as a floating planter behind "Aloha Luigi's" restaurant (which serves Italian and Mexican, not Hawaiian, food). |
 | This one was at the Zoo, in the small pond near the front entrance. |
 | I'm fairly sure this is some variety of Torch Ginger. Also at the Zoo. |
 | I think this one was from Max's school, but I have no idea what it is. Love the center star, though. |
 | Finally, though they're not particularly Hawaiian, I did like finding this sequence (different flowers, but you get the idea) of sunflowers from the school garden. |
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