The Tropicals are flowering like crazy.

20 years ago

They are all so bright and colourful, even the sky is the most beautiful blue today

After the rain of the past week and the grey skies everything is so bright.

All that rain water has made the garden flourish and plants look so pretty.

And at long last my Pink Frangipani flowers have finally opened ..........Cheers MM.

Pink Frangipani:

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Fruit Salad Frangipani:

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Red Frangipani:

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White Frangipani:

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Hibiscus Cuban Variety:

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Nature at work its so upsetting to see a poor little bee taken by the spider:

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trancegemini_wa
20 years ago
great pics as usual mm, the franjipanis are beautiful and who wouldnt love them? that bee met a dastardly end, lol, great shot of the spider and bee
danielkemp
20 years ago
What an exceptional photo! Well done...yet again!
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rosesforme
20 years ago
Amazing quality MM
The pics are beautiful,amazing how you can see the colour feathering in the flowers.
I cant remember--what camera are you using?
The photos are exceptional.

Cheers
Michelle
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20 years ago
Hi Michelle, Iam using the Canon 20D with the 17-85mm Lens yes it is a great camera a little heavy for me.
And takes wonderful sharp pics, mind you some of the flower feathering is like that especially that Hibiscus.
Also after two months the tear in my rotator cuff is starting to feel a little better.
So now I can move my arm and shoulder a little more and the pics are more in focus.
I should have taken that spider/bee pic with my macro lens it would have came out clearer.
I am still learning this camera Michelle and I have a long way to go yet..And Thanks..Cheers..MM.
barbarah_70
20 years ago
Outstanding photos!!!
The spider and the bee is a super capture.
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20 years ago
O Thank you Barbara, I had the wrong Lens on though.
You would not have done that, I am still learning !!
I got this great book from the library at long last, I have had it on order for seven months.
Its a new one about DSLR's, not a great lot around here about them yet.
I may have to go to the city one day and have a look...Cheers..MM.
ashmeri
20 years ago
Poor bee but a wonderful picture.

I just love Frangipanni, they give the garden a lovely fragrance as you walk past them.
Do you have the evergreen one, Plumeria obtusum ?
It flowers all year round and keeps most of it;s leaves.
Marion
annie_____
20 years ago
Great pics, MM.
Wanna come and take a couple in my garden for me???
I'll give you coffee and chocolate cake???? or beer and peanuts???? or ....or.....
I know....whatever cuttings you'd like????
lakota
20 years ago
Finally your pink frangi is flowering, what a delicate shade of pink. I want to get some for my current garden but they aren't in the nurseries down here yet as its still too cold. Beautiful pics, MM.

Cheers, Jules
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20 years ago
Thank you TG and Daniel and everyone for your lovely comments.
Hi Marion no I dont have the evergreen one but I would like one.
Annie where do you live send me a e-mail and tell me, are you in Brissie,
I come cheap I dont eat cakes biscuits peanuts dont drink coffee or beer
Thats sound so boring I drink diet sodas and water and I LOVE Dove and Nestles Chocolate.
Jules my pink one is high now so a ladder job I think I will break a piece off and start another one.
Cheers everyone...MM.
goldhills
20 years ago
Great frangis, MM. The Fruit Salads seem to come in a variety of shades from ones with more yellow to ones with more pink - all very pretty though. Love the pink, I'm waiting for a darker pink to flower, I was given a small piece last autumn so may be waiting a while. Good photo of the spider and bee and the hibiscus photo is so clear.
barbarah_70
20 years ago
MM: You give me more credit than is due. I really don't know a lot about photography, I'm still learning and to be honest it's a struggle for me, I don't remember things too well these days. :-)
danielkemp
20 years ago
Hi MM. I have those frangipannis flowering around the property - I think they were flowering when you were here. Do you know the best time to take cuttings? The one near the driveway/carport will probably go when the builders are here in Mar. Daniel
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20 years ago
Hi Daniel When was I there as those cuttings you gave me for all the Melb Family well I kept a couple for myself and one has flowered recently I think it was March / May anyway late summer and autumn is supposed to be the best time , me well I take them anytime. I will start you some cuttings from mine next autumn if you like, let me know what you want.
This pic is from your one near the car port its only about 60cms tall but still managed to flower already it is a darker colour than the one I have up top.,...Cheers..MM.
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danielkemp
20 years ago
Yep, that's the one. It is almost on the building line of the new garage so it will probably have to go. I thought I would drop it myself before they get here and make many, many cuttings, for me and for others if they would like them.
I shall have to look up how to take the cuttings because I think you have to let them lay around a few days???

I wonder if the main trunk would transplant or whether the roots would go forever...possibly under the driveway. Daniel
heather_b
20 years ago
Hi MM,
They are all beautiful photo's. It's a pleasure to see your garden through your camera lens. You seem to me managing the camera pretty well to me.
Heather
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20 years ago
Gorgeous flowers and photos MM. What great timing for the spider/bee shot. Usually you see those sort of things when you don't have a camera handy. Well done!
Cheers,
Dee.
annie_____
20 years ago
Have you seen the ones that are in Burke's Backyard magazine?
Some gorgeous colours in that lot, too.