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A Macro Smiley

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:35:22 +0000

Click on the photo to view a larger version. You’ll see the RYG dots that make up the colors of the CRT monitor.

The RYB Zipper

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:49:56 +0000

My contribution to the Red Yellow Blue (RYB) thread at Istorya.net

A Zinnia flower at Bauhinia Drive

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:10:49 +0000

Zinnia is a genus of 20 species of annual and perennial plants of family Asteraceae, originally from scrub and dry grassland in an area stretching from the American Southwest to South America, but primarily Mexico, and notable for their solitary long-stemmed flowers that come in a variety of bright colors. More info about the plant can be found here.

Lantana urticoides

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:31:27 +0000

Lantana is a genus of about 150 species of perennial flowering plants, native to tropical regions of the Americas, Africa and existing as an imported plant in numerous areas, especially in the Australian-Pacific region. The genus includes both herbaceous plants and shrubs growing to 0.5-2 m tall. Their common names are shrub verbenas or lantanas. More info about the plant can be found here.

a Lantana flower (Lantana montevidensis)

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:00:32 +0000

Lantana montevidensis is a species of lantana known by many common names, such as trailing lantana, weeping lantana, creeping lantana, small lantana, purple lantana or trailing shrubverbena. It is native to South America but it is present nearly worldwide as an introduced species, and in some areas, such as parts of Australia, a noxious weed. It is also kept as an ornamental plant for its plentiful colorful flowers. This is a small strongly-scented flowering shrub with oval-shaped green leaves. The inflorescence is a circular head of several purple to lavender to red funnel-shaped flowers with lobed corollas each nearly a centimeter wide. The fruit consists of a pair of nutlets surrounded by flesh somewhat like a berry. This plant is toxic to livestock.

The Zinnia Flower

admin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:16:23 +0000

Some red ants busy carrying their catch of the day.

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:18:50 +0000

Red ant’s taking home their catch of the day.

Zinnia peruviana

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:01:42 +0000

The Plumbago Auriculata

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:35:31 +0000

Plumbago auriculata, also called Plumbago capensis, Blue plumbago, Cape plumbago or Cape leadwort, is a well known houseplant originally from South Africa. Plumbago auriculata grows fast and to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall. It has light blue to blue flowers and also variations with white (Plumbago auriculata var. alba) or deep blue (Plumbago auriculata ‘Royal cape’) flowers. The leaves are green and grow to 5 cm (2 in) long. It grows well in a container outdoors and can be watered freely in the summer. To get the flowers to appear, the plumbago requires a warm place in full sun or partial shade.

Torenia Fournieri (Wishbone Flower)

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:30:00 +0000

Torenia fournieri (Wishbone flower) is a plant in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae. It is a herbaceous plant with opposite, simple leaves, on green, flexible stems. The flowers are blue, purple, or white, borne in summer.