Hawaiian State Flower

Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii

I learned today that yellow & red are the Royal Colors of Hawaii and this Yellow Hibiscus is the State Flower of Hawaii. Beautiful!!

Camera used: iPhone

Yellow Hibiscus

Kapolei, Oahu, Hawaii

I love the hibiscus that you see all over Hawaii! It had just rained and so raindrops cover this beautiful hibiscus that I saw on my morning walk.

Camera used: iPhone

Kew Gardens

Richmond, England

On a very wet day, Craig and I went to the Kew Gardens.  They are beautiful!  There are large green houses with tons and tons of flowers!  We went into one that was amazing and so big that we didn’t even see all of it.  There were columns with different flowers growing all over them.  This one has more tropical flowers on it, others have orchids on them.  Their orchid collection is gorgeous, I have never seen such large and colorful ones.  AMAZING place to visit, definitely want to go there again!

Camera used:  iPhone

In Bloom

Esher, England

I was so surprised how much nicer the weather is here in England, than I was expecting. It’s February and the flowers are in bloom. Crocuses are up as are the Daffodils. From what we were told, it is Winter here from December to January; Spring, February to June; Summer, July & August; Fall, September to November. So, if someone likes Spring, this is the place for them!

Camera used: iPhone

Waterlilies

Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii

There are beautiful flowers all over Hawaii!  Even near the pool there were these pretty waterlilies!

GoPro HERO5 Black

Hibiscus

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

As I went for my walk there were so many places I could sit and RELAX, I chose here, where I could have my photo taken with these beautiful Red Hibiscus, LOVING HAWAII!

Photo taken with my iPhone 5s.

Lily

Poipu, Kauai, Hawai’i

Another beautiful morning of awesome, gorgeous flowers!

Camera used:  GoPro HERO5 Black

Hibiscus

Poipu, Kauai, Hawai’i

It was a beautiful morning and the flowers were brilliant from the gorgeous sun!

Camera used:  GoPro HERO5 Black

Hibiscus and Palm

Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii

Hibiscus are pretty flowers, even with rain drops on them after a rain storm and with a  gray sky!

Camera used:  GoPro HERO5 Black

Waterlily by the Pool

Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii

There were beautiful flowers around the pool and because I had a broken rib, I wasn’t able to really swim, so I did what I love to do, I took photos!

GoPro HERO5 Black

Flower and Reflection

Poipu, Kauai, Hawaii

As I was walking along I saw this flower that had fallen to the ground.  I thought it looked cool with the reflection in the water.  So, I put my GoPro down and took this photo.

Photo taken with my GoPro HERO5 Black camera.

Hibiscus and Palm

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

As I was playing with my new toy, a GoPro camera, I took this photo with it on a selfie stick and said, ‘GoPro take a photo’ and it did.  WOW, it turned out quite good!

Photo taken with my GoPro Hero5 camera.

Hibiscus

Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii

We had a down pour and then the sun came out and I took photos of these beautiful Hibiscus with rain drops on them!  I love Hibiscus, they are so elegant.

Photo taken with my iPhone 5s.

Hibiscus

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Salt Lake City, Utah

I love Hibiscus and because of our weather you don’t see them here very often, particularly not large ones, these were gorgeous and big!

Photo taken with my iPhone 5s.

Hibiscus

Poipu, Kauai, Hawai’i

When I am out taking photos, many times, I carry with me a small spray bottle so when I want to give a fresh, new effect, I can spray water on a flower.  This water livens up the flower and adds so much!  Of course, natures way with rain drops  works the same and is better.  It had rained thru the night, as you can see by the rain drops on this hibiscus.

Camera used:  GoPro HERO5 Black

Flowering Cactus

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Riviera Maya, Mexico

I really like cactus’!  I am at awe, how they grow with very little water and yet they produce such beautiful flowers!  WOW, gorgeous!

Photo taken with my Canon 50D camera.

 

Daisy

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Afton, Wyoming

The Star Valley Wyoming Temple grounds are beautiful and covered with a large variety of flowers.  Daisies are some of my favorite flowers!

Photos taken with my Canon 50D camera.

Wild Flowers

Jackson, Wyoming

I sat for a while and enjoyed my surroundings of beautiful wild flowers that grow along Flat Creek.

Camera used: Canon G16

Daisies

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Jackson, Wyoming

The flowers around Jackson were gorgeous!  Here are some more that I saw.

Photo taken with my Canon 50D camera.