Leaning Telegraph Pole
This 1910 telegraph pole is displayed outside the historic Santa Fe depot in Alvin, Texas. It doesn't really lean this way, I just tilted it for fun!
Half Inch Valves
Just playing with light, picked up some valves laying around the warehouse, brought them into the office and took some shots on a shelf.
Rambling Ivy
This ivy has begun rambling due to the little bit of rain we had a few days ago.
Posted for the Monday Photo Challenge group. "Do something with the letter I."
H is for Hotdogs!
Here are two nice hotdogs ready to be eaten for lunch Friday.
Posted for the Monday Photo Challenge - something representing the letter H.
Mandevilla Bloom
The Mandevilla is a woody, flowering vine that is very popular with gardeners in warmer climates. Its dark evergreen foliage and large leaves are accented by a wonderful bounty of huge, trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom mostly in summer but are sporadically seen throughout the remainder of the year. There are about 100 species of this tropical vine, and its fast growth ability makes it an ideal option for posts, lattice and screens.
Mandevilla Shoot
The Mandevilla is a woody, flowering vine that is very popular with gardeners in warmer climates. Its dark evergreen foliage and large leaves are accented by a wonderful bounty of huge, trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom mostly in summer but are sporadically seen throughout the remainder of the year. There are about 100 species of this tropical vine, and its fast growth ability makes it an ideal option for posts, lattice and screens.
Mandevilla Bloom
The Mandevilla is a woody, flowering vine that is very popular with gardeners in warmer climates. Its dark evergreen foliage and large leaves are accented by a wonderful bounty of huge, trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom mostly in summer but are sporadically seen throughout the remainder of the year. There are about 100 species of this tropical vine, and its fast growth ability makes it an ideal option for posts, lattice and screens.
Periwinkle (Vinca)
Periwinkle is native to North America, Europe, China and India. It is a semi woody evergreen perennial, and is known by three names: Vinca, Periwinkle (or Madagascar periwinkle), and Myrtle.
The plant is usually grown as an annual. It has a woody stem near the base and can get 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m) tall and spread out just as wide. It has long life span-20 yrs relative to most other plant species and a moderate growth rate.
Periwinkle (Vinca)
Periwinkle is native to North America, Europe, China and India. It is a semi woody evergreen perennial, and is known by three names: Vinca, Periwinkle (or Madagascar periwinkle), and Myrtle.
The plant is usually grown as an annual. It has a woody stem near the base and can get 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m) tall and spread out just as wide. It has long life span-20 yrs relative to most other plant species and a moderate growth rate.
Periwinkle (Vinca)
Periwinkle is native to North America, Europe, China and India. It is a semi woody evergreen perennial, and is known by three names: Vinca, Periwinkle (or Madagascar periwinkle), and Myrtle.
The plant is usually grown as an annual. It has a woody stem near the base and can get 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m) tall and spread out just as wide. It has long life span-20 yrs relative to most other plant species and a moderate growth rate.
Green Anole
I watched this little Anole change from green to brown. He thinks I can't see him!
Brown Now
I watched this little Anole change from green to brown. He thinks I can't see him!
Lily Pads and a Single Bloom
One yellow bloom in the pond at Hidden Palms, in santa Fe, Texas. www.thehiddenpalms.com/
Floating Bouquet
Shot at Hidden Palms in Santa Fe, Texas, flowers in a floating display. www.thehiddenpalms.com/
Frangipani (Plumeria)
Plumeria is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. Most species are deciduous shrubs or small trees. Plumeria is related to the Oleander, Nerium Oleander, and both possess poisonous, milky sap, rather similar to that of Euphorbia.
Pretty in Pink
Pretty Rose and new blooms. A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over a hundred species and thousands of cultivars.
Litchen on Bamboo
Male Kangaroo
Bottle Brush
Callistemon /ˌkælɪˈstiːmən is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1814. The entire genus is endemic to Australia but widely cultivated in many other regions and naturalized in scattered locations. Callistemon species have commonly been referred to as bottlebrushes because of their cylindrical, brush like flowers resembling a traditional bottle brush. crocodileencounter.com/
Bottle Brush
Callistemon /ˌkælɪˈstiːmən is a genus of shrubs in the family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1814. The entire genus is endemic to Australia but widely cultivated in many other regions and naturalized in scattered locations. Callistemon species have commonly been referred to as bottlebrushes because of their cylindrical, brush like flowers resembling a traditional bottle brush. crocodileencounter.com/
Mexican White Oak leaves
Coreopsis Citrine
Coreopsis Citrine , also known as daisies bloom freely in Spring along ditches and other spots.
Bluebonnet top view
Two Bluebonnets
Bee on Bonnet
Philodendron shoot
Philodendron is a large genus of flowering plants in the Araceae family. Some philodendrons are, however, known to be toxic to mice and rats.
Yesterday Today and Tomorrow
Brunfelsia pauciflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, the nightshades. It is endemic to Brazil, and it is grown in cultivation. Its common names include yesterday-today-and-tomorrow, morning-noon-and-night, Kiss Me Quick, and Brazil raintree.
The genus name is 'Brunfelsia' . The specific epithet pauciflora, refers to the Latin term for 'few flowered'.
Rosebud
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over a hundred species and thousands of cultivars.
Rosebud
Rose
Rose bud
Pinks Dianthus
Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species) and sweet william (D. barbatus).
Fragrant Carnations
Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species) and sweet william (D. barbatus).
Geranium
Geranium is a genus of 422 species of flowering annual, biennial, and perennial plants that are commonly known as the cranesbills.
Carnations
Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species) and sweet william (D. barbatus).
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after an M. Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany.
Ki
Ki, the Ti plant, grows abundantly, cultivated and wild, throughout the tropical Pacific and Southeast Asia. It is common from sea level in the lower wetlands, up to the 4,000 foot elevation. Ti is found in shady moist gardens, as a landscaping background plant or as a hedge. The people of Hawai`i plant it around their homes and churches for good luck. In the old days Ki was planted around the lo`i, taro ponds. The botanical or scientific name of this member of the lily family is Cordyline terminalis. It may have originated in tropical Asia and Australia.
