Summer Flower #02: Dendrobium Pierardii.

Now also known as Dendrobium culcullatum, this orchid is best planted on a tree branch to make a waterfall of blooms. The petals seem to sparkle when the sunshine hit them and they have this fuzzy yellow lip.   Related …

Pollen Nation.

Pollens wouldn’t be the same without those flying insects. They play a big role in the reproduction system of the flowers/plants, especially the bees. That’s why, I think, an insect definitely completes the picture a flower. Last week I signed …

Moss Generations.

There is so much we don’t know with everything around us… so many things we didn’t see and have taken for granted. And I am grateful I have a camera to see some of these things, capture them and sometimes …

Travel Theme: Foliage.

First, I would like to thank Ailsa for inviting me to join in her travel theme challenge; and this week’s theme is Foliage. These two photos are from my very recent trip to Bali, Indonesia. Botanical Garden At the lake …

Petally Dead.

This idea rooted from Lightstalking community where there’s this one topic called ‘The Dead Petal Society’ – wherein they post pictures of dried flowers. But I was mostly inspired by the late filmmaker/writer Nora Ephron to come up with this …

Weekly Photo Challenge: Growth

Sprout means grow and symbolizes beginning… I found these two on a separate day while walking around our backyard. The first is a lima bean and the other an ‘ipil-ipil‘ or Laucaena glauca, which is very common here in the …

Three Butterflies And The Golden Drewdrop.

The Golden Drewdrop or the Duranta Erecta, also known as Skyflower and Pigeon Berry: I remember planting this over twenty years ago, and now this plant is more than ten feet high. It is such a delight seeing this plant …

Weekly Photo Challenge: Purple.

This one ivy-leaf morning glory stands out among the tropical white ones that I found in our backyard. What really awed me was its’ luminous purple color… like it’s glowing.

My Mother’s Favorite.

My love for nature came from my mother, especially with the flowers… oh, how she loved them. Among her favorites were the orchids – we had several of them in our garden when she was still living. She’s been gone …

Let Me Take You Down To Strawberry Farm.

I love strawberries – they are one of my favorite fruits. I ate them with salt; I dip them a bit in a salt before devouring each one of them whole. Yummy. And so when I get to the Strawberry …