Thursday, March 20, 2014

Naples Botanical Garden VI - Fruit, Flowers and Plants


A bunch of Bananas.


Flowers from a Double Buttercup Tree.


Bougainvillea.


A purple flower with a bee.
(OK, I forgot to take notes.)


A seed pod?


Ben teak.


And something else that I don't remember but was pretty cool.
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23 comments:

  1. MoMarch 20, 2014 at 5:32 AM

    I have made delicious curries with banana flowers. Have you ever eaten them?

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  2. Tanya BreeseMarch 20, 2014 at 6:55 AM

    lol, well you remember half, that counts for something right?! great shots, so colorful and crisp!

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  3. KateMarch 20, 2014 at 7:55 AM

    "No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow." ~Proverb

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  4. LowellMarch 20, 2014 at 8:23 AM

    Maybe you could get a job as a floral photographer? These photos are very nice. And at least they're real and not LEGOs! :)

    I was told the other day that I would make a good floral photographer. Well, they put it this way: they said I was a bloomin' idiot!

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  5. Luis GomezMarch 20, 2014 at 8:31 AM

    These are lovely! Great set of images Jack. Yep very much Spring.

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  6. SharonMarch 20, 2014 at 10:21 AM

    Obviously, your botanical garden has a lot more exotic plants than the one here in the desert.
    P.S. Lowell's comment made me laugh out loud.

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  7. Sylvia KMarch 20, 2014 at 10:28 AM

    Ah, yes, Lowell's comment made me laugh out loud, too! Between the two of you I've had a great start for my day!! You capture flowers as well as you do people!! You could have a second career as a photographer, Jack!

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  8. VPMarch 20, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    Gorgeous pictures of very strange (at least to me) and absolutely beautiful plants and flowers!

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  9. PerthDailyPhotoMarch 20, 2014 at 12:13 PM

    Beautiful images Jack, but somehow I think the lure of the pretty smile will draw you back to portraits :)

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  10. Cezar and LéiaMarch 20, 2014 at 12:38 PM

    What an enchanting place there and you got amazing pictures, the banana picture is awesome!Love the colors and intense lights in this post! WEll done!
    Léia

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  11. UnknownMarch 20, 2014 at 1:34 PM

    I absolutely love the angle on top! Beautiful series, Jack.

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  12. KarlMarch 20, 2014 at 1:43 PM

    Beautiful set of images Jack.
    The top shot is wonderful and completely new for me, and the "something else" on the bottom photo looks somewhat familiar and delicious.

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  13. RedPatMarch 20, 2014 at 2:07 PM

    I'm so envious of all this glorious nature. it is still cold here even though spring started 1.5 hours ago!

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  14. MalyssMarch 20, 2014 at 3:11 PM

    No matter the name, beauty is there !

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  15. KayMarch 20, 2014 at 3:15 PM

    Tropical gardens are so full of life (when they're not full of legos). Love seeing all these growing things. No coffee plants?

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  16. cieldequimperMarch 20, 2014 at 4:36 PM

    Oh. No Lego. What? No Lego bananas?

    This looks like ripe summer rather than spring to me! They are all wonderful!

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  17. jennyfrecklesMarch 20, 2014 at 5:45 PM

    A banana flower! It's very spectacular. That's the most interesting thing I've seen today. I shall look at my banana with a new eye tomorrow.

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  18. LoisMarch 20, 2014 at 7:36 PM

    Doesn't matter what they are called, they are all gorgeous!

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  19. William KendallMarch 20, 2014 at 7:51 PM

    Spectacular colours, Jack!

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  20. LONDONLULUMarch 20, 2014 at 10:20 PM

    So lush and incredible! If you hadn't said that first one was bananas, I don't think I'd have even noticed!

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  21. RandyMarch 20, 2014 at 10:46 PM

    I love Bougainvillea.

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  22. HalcyonMarch 22, 2014 at 2:56 AM

    Wow! A nice selection of tropical plants and flowers.

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  23. CaTMarch 22, 2014 at 12:17 PM

    hmm...i hardly ver buy bananas but now i would like one...

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