Litratong Pinoy: Batik/Mantsa
February 17th, 2010
Ang tema ngayon sa LP ay Batik/Mantsa (Spots, Specks )
May nakita na ba kayong orchids na may mantsa? Hindi ito pangkaraniwan nakikita ko sa mga hardin dito sa California.
Have you ever seen an orchid that have spots? It is a very unsual find in the botanical gardens that I visit here in Southern California.
For [...]
The Plants Are Up to Something
February 5th, 2010
a Friday meme hosted by James of Newtown Area Photo.
This is the conservatory where different tropical plants are housed and even the ever famous corpse flower.
From the inside looking out, you see reflection of the ceiling through the glass door.
Check out the details. It was a beautiful day!
Enjoy your weekend everyone!
Fun Friday: Letter P
February 4th, 2010
Hosted by Melissa our Fun Friday group started an A to Z meme. Today’s topic is the letter P.
Photomerge – Photoshop – Panorama
Painting – Portrait
Opuntia Cacti
January 31st, 2010
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Opuntia
Subgenus: Opuntia
Opuntia cacti also called prickly pear or nopales are native to almost the entire United States. One common factor with the Opuntia cactus is that they have ‘pads’ which are joined together giving them the common name of bunnies ears.
The flat and fleshy pads look like large [...]
Cape Daisy
January 24th, 2010
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Calenduleae
Genus: Osteospermum
The common name of these flowers is African Daisy or South African Daisy, Cape Daisy and Blue-eyed Daisy. The scientific name is Osteospermum. It is derived from the Greek word osteon, which means bone and Latin spermum which means seed. Source here.
I added the berries in this mosaic because they [...]
