Jacaranda Beauty in LA

 

On the way to vegas on I-15, desert flowers bloom

 

International Women's Day celebration graphic poster

 

Flower Fields in Carlsbad, California, painted memory view

An unbelievable sight to behold, millions of flowers blooming on the hill sides next to Legoland, a symphony of bright colorful blossoms... 

Plumeria, the flower of the isles of Hawaii

The first plumeria plant was introduced into Hawaii in 1860. It was delivered by Wilhelm Hillebrand, a German physician and botanist who lived in Hawaii from 1851 to 1871.

 

 

 

 

An interesting tidbit, Plumeria flowers are most fragrant at night to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar, however, and really trick their moth pollinators. The moths  pollinate them by transferring pollen from flower to flower in their fruitless search for nectar. 

 

 

Kalapaki Flora

 

 

  A digital plein aire painted view of some of the flora on the garden edge of the beach at Kalapaki...Kauai...

 

 

Early days of June and the blossums of the Jacaranda tree, a drawing study

Los Cabos, Infinity pool setting, Mejico

A long weekend voyage to Los Cabos, Mejico, allowed for some time to capture the unique landscape and some of the resort developments.  Here is a view of the infinity pool setting at Fiesta Americana, Del Sol...

thinking of cherry blossums in Nihon

Lunchtime today was spent under some early blooming cherry trees, offering a chance to sketch and linking memories of hanami in Japan...