Wildflowers out of James Island

Aren't they beautiful, almost surreal?
I have no idea what kind of flowers these are

And they look like lost red trumpets out of a fairy book

Wildflowers on a bush with beautiful colors and interesting geometric shapes

This is a close up of a Yucca plant flower

Hundreds of little white bells are growing on a Yucca plant

The whole Yucca plant with the flower bunch

These wildflower photos are made in that little park area out of James Island, where I was yesterday afternoon. See also my post from yesterday.

Hydrangea Flowers

Hydrangea Flowers

Hydrangea flowers are produced from early spring to late autumn; they grow in flowerheads (corymbs or panicles) at the ends of the stems. In many species, the flowerheads contain two types of flowers, small fertile flowers in the middle of the flowerhead, and large, sterile bract-like flowers in a ring around the edge of each flowerhead. Other species have all the flowers fertile and of the same size.

In most species the flowers are white, but in some species (notably H. macrophylla), can be blue, red, pink, or purple. In these species the exact colour often depends on the pH of the soil; acidic soils produce blue flowers, neutral soils produce very pale cream petals, and alkaline soils results in pink or purple. Hydrangeas are one of very few plants that accumulate aluminium. Aluminium is released from acidic soils, and in some species, forms complexes in the hydrangea flower giving them their blue colour.

Read more about Hydrangeas here

Spring Flowers

I can't get enough to see from all these wonderful blooming trees and Magnolias!

Ten Days ago - and Now

I saw this tree not even 10 days ago - it looked like this

Yesterday I walked by - and it looked like this

This proves that spring is definitely here :-)

Five Signs of Springtime

What a pretty contrast

Magnolia buds everywhere

We call these pretty signs of spring "snow bells"

First Dandelions

Yesterday's nice weather tempted many people out of their houses - we too.

Strolling up and down the streets and the small picturesque lanes in Down Town, I found these five remarkable signs of springtime. If it stays this way from now on, the whole city will be a sea of blooming flowers and trees.

I'm so excited to have a seasonal change for once - which I never had in Key West's eternal summer time!

Flowers, Everywhere You Go

Wonderful red Camellias are blooming

Flowers high up as a window decorations

Or, flower between the fences

and flowers along the boardwalk

Flowers in the park

Charleston Kaleidoscope

Play with shadows and light

The Camellias are blooming in Charleston

Where architecture and nature are almost touching each other

Color harmony

Christmas is over since many days, but this wrath gives still a nice color accent to the picture

And on the other side of the street...

Flowers everywhere - Come and enjoy this little piece of paradise!