Twirling Carousels.....

Summer magic....that is what a fair can be to children and adults alike.  Especially in the evening, when the colors come alive, the scrumptious smells permeate, and the dull roar of excited thrills fill the air.  I had the pleasure of taking Violet there for the first time, and did her the motherly honor of winning her a stuffed giraffe too :0)

In my meandering......I was able to capture these moments below

Take It Easy

Eye On The Prize

Twirl Me Here

Twirl Me There

Ageless Race

The Candy Color Stampede

Her Chosen Pony

Giddy

(Violet walking with her aunty)

Taken By Hibiscus.....

Nothing represents the tropics more than the bright sight of an unraveled hibiscus flower (hibiscus rosa-sinensis). Like beacons in a sea of green jungle, it is said their brazen colors can be seen from a mile away.

In the Hawaiian islands, the hibiscus is the state flower. They are traditionally worn behind the ear by the women to signify to others if they are taken or single. Behind the right ear means she is available, behind the left means she is taken.

Quite the joy to photograph....here are some of my visions inside the hibiscus of Hawaii....

Senorita

Pink Lady

Ruby Rays

Mai Tai

 

Gold Dust Dawn

After The Rain....

Happy Fine Art Friday! Found my 'Shamrock Dazzle' print in this Fine Art Friday team treasury. A wonderful rainbow of color and artistic talent....

Curated by CaryeVDPMahoney

Wicked Wild Orchid....

My love of orchids and the wild spirit of the female collided in my latest Etsy treasury creation below....

My quote.....

The power and spirit of a woman wild can be compared to that of a wild orchid....they are both beauties of nature, and neither can be overlooked.

Where The Wild Things Grow.,....

Around the corner from my house I found a wild patch of jungle growing along and behind a wire fence.  My eyes had a field day exploring this macro world of vines, flowers, and leaves, and the shots I got that day was well worth the humidity and mosquito bites I endured.

I find when I venture into botanicals I feel compelled to scientifically identify my photo subjects, so I have included their common and scientific names along with their titles......

 

'The Underside'

Pink Spotted Hawkmoth Caterpillar

(agrius cingulata)

 

'Blush Stroke'

 Bay Bean Flower

(canavalia rosea)

 

'Rain Catchers'
Bay Bean Flower

(canavalia rosea)

 

'Botanical Bosom'
Bay Bean Flower

(canavalia rosea)

 

'Wild Apparition'

Ivy Gourd Flower

(coccinea grandis)

 

'Emilia'

Flora's Paintbrush

(emilia sonchifolia)

 

'Lauri Flora'

Blue Trumpet Vine Flowers

(thunbergia laurifolia)

 

'Minty Periwinkle'

Blue Trumpet Vine Flower

(thunbergia laurifolia)

 

'Tiny Glory'

Little Bell Flower

(ipomoea triloba)

 

'The Jeweled Star'

Obscure Morning Glory Flower

(ipomoea obscura)

Down To The North Shore.....

Last Saturday, we rounded up the kids and ventured down to the north shore in the early sunshine of morning. We decided to take them to Chun's Reef....a beach I've been going to since before I could walk. These are some of the images of exploration collected that day....

Highway To The Shore

The Queen's Jewels

The Claw That Got Away

Light Waves

 

Seaweed Soup For A Sea Turtle

Aqua Violet

Off With Her Head.....

Had to show this clever colorful little treasury some Alice In Wonderland love. My red rose 'Off With Her Head' is featured within....

Curated by aleciaoflaherty