May 6, 2007
A stroll through the neighborhood
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I was taking a stroll through the neighborhood hoping to take some photos for GTS. I’d gotten several shots of the particular plant I wanted to focus on this week when suddenly my camera died. That’s when I remembered that I’ve been meaning to buy a backup for the battery pack that my camera uses. I’m hoping that I can pick one up later today, but, meanwhile, here’s some photos I took a few weeks ago on another neighborhood walk. That’s Bird of Paradise above, but you all knew that, right?
I’d like to train some stephanotis to climb the fence near my bedroom window. The fragrance blooms at night and is quite strong, so it would provide a lovely scent for me to fall asleep to.
I think this is related to stephanotis. The scent is lighter but similar. The leaves are almost identical, but I’ve never seen stephanotis with a purple throat.
Passing this house always makes me smile. I frequently stop and talk to the husband and wife, who work on their garden constantly. They only have a strip about two feet wide outside of their fence, but they’ve managed to cram it full of color.
Coconut palms were planted by the builder almost thirty-five years ago. Our homeowners association hires a contractor to come in twice a year and harvest the coconuts so they won’t fall on pedestrians and cars. He and his crew climb the trees barefoot and whack the coconuts down with a machete.
[tags]gardening, mixed foliage, Hawaii, photos, flowers[/tags]
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May 6th, 2007 at 11:05 am, gardenmomma Says:
Happy GTS, Skeet! I get to be your first comment…yeah!!! Great photos. How wonderful to be surrounded by such beauty. Today is a hot, muggy day in Dallas. Even my plants look hot; they’re drooping! Hope you have a great week.
May 6th, 2007 at 11:21 am, skeet Says:
Yes you are, gardenmomma. Probably because I posted rather late again. Hope I didn’t miss many visitors!
I do live in a lovely neighborhood, despite it being on the lower end of the middle-class scale. And it’s a little muggy here today, with vog giving a grayish tinge to the air when the trade winds slack off. I’m having a good day anyway!
May 6th, 2007 at 11:22 am, Whim Says:
Great pics Skeet, Thanks for sharing!
May 6th, 2007 at 6:47 pm, skeet Says:
You’re quite wlcome, Whim. You know I love sharing photos from my lovely little corner of the world!
May 7th, 2007 at 3:10 am, seedling Says:
I love the idea of falling asleep to the scent of stephanotis. Beautiful pictures!
May 7th, 2007 at 8:33 am, Court Says:
What gorgeous pictures! I LOVE the Bird of Paradise one, the colors are so pretty. I can tell that I need to take a photography class! I’m not very good, lol.
May 8th, 2007 at 1:56 pm, skeet Says:
Mahalo for your comments , seedling. I love the idea of my garden providing natural scents to my home.
Way behind again this week, but WILL makethe GTS rounds soon! :0)
May 8th, 2007 at 1:58 pm, skeet Says:
Court, I probably take thirty photos for every one tht I think is usable, lol. I play the numbers; keep taking pictures and a few will be great! I was espeically pleased with the Bird of Pardise picture.
May 10th, 2007 at 5:24 pm, Pinoy Says:
Hey skeey those are a pretty! We have lots of coco trees here. The juice is really delicious!
May 10th, 2007 at 7:51 pm, skeet Says:
Pinoy, the tree trimmers get to keep the coconuts as part of the deal, but they’re quite generous. I sometimes ask them to crack two open for me. One mature one and one “baby.” The immature coconut flesh has a pudding-like texture and is locally called “spoon coconut” because you scoop it out easily with a spoon to eat it.