Asian Ring-neck Parakeet

Sunday's visit to Foster Botanical Gardens provided some wonderful photos of flowers and plants. The unexpected photo op came when a flock of Asian ringed-neck parakeets (Psittacula krameri) came to feed on shower tree seed pods.

This is not a native species - pets that escaped captivity many years ago have established breeding colonies on the island of O'ahu - flocks are frequently seen (and heard) flying in and around Honolulu.

Gerbera Gold

Gerbera daisy gold heralds spring in the garden

Lily of the Nile

After a very long respite from blogging, I am back with some of my favorite images. This Lily of the Nile plant was a gift from a friend - each spring I can count on it to put on a blooming good show and give me lots of photo ops!

Water hyacinth

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Only one photo for today but it is a special one from my garden. This water hyacinth called to me to have its picture taken at dusk after a gentle rain, it is my photo of the day! Happy 4th of July!

Plumeria "Spice"

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Pretty in pink, Plumeria "spice" from my garden.

Begonia

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I could not resist a shot of this plain begonia so beautifully framed by the shadows and spotlighted by the sun!

Hibiscus yellow

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One of my favorite hibiscus flowers. The plant was a gift from my mother -in-law almost 40 years ago. It has withstood being dug and replanted every time we have moved - it took it all in stride!

Frog Tales - AFrog Blog

July 1.5 trying someting different:

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This is a test of afrog photo blog (still trying to figure this stuff out).

Banana for you, banana for me...in about 4 more months. This is a photo of a very young banana stalk growing in my garden - it will be mature and ready to pick in about 4 months.

For those who are photographically inclined:
Camera: Nikon D50
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Flash: Flash fired, auto mode
ISO Speed: 200



July 1, 2006

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