Wednesday, February 10, 2010

(Day 41) Flowers in February !

Where I live, the only living flowers in February are found indoors. So it's a wonderful experience to be in a climate, even for just a short time, where flowers can flourish outdoors throughout the year. I found the one in the photo posted below on a tree I was sitting under while waiting at a park. I haven't determined yet what type of tree it was, but the flower caught my eye. Perhaps people who live in a climate where this is a normal occurrence in February don't take particular notice; sometimes we can take the beauty that surrounds us for granted.

(70-200mm f2.8 1/800 sec ISO200)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful. They have flowers just like that in Mexico except they are perfectly round! Was going to take a photo but I didn't follow 'ABC' :(

Unknown said...

Flowers! In FEBRUARY! That's the craziest thing I've ever heard. ;o)

This is a wonderful shot, I like what you've done with the DOF. It makes the bloom look that much... spikier!

Thanks for stopping by my blog yesterday and for the comment! I'm looking forward to perusing your blog a bit more too. :o)

Anonymous said...

There is a learning garden off of the raod that you are by and maybe you can find out what type of tree that is. lol

Kerri Farley said...

Ah, yes I agree! We often times take the beauty that surrounds us for granted.

Beautiful flower!