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Flower Power.  NOW WE'RE TALKING! I don't exactly possess green thumbs, but I love growing flowers as well as putting fresh cut flower arrangements around the house.  I especially love photographing flowers.   Flowers are like little kittens, you just can't get enough of them!  I tried really hard to limit my collective selection to FOUR pictures, but ... well, narrowed it down to 16 pictures in FOUR collages.  BE VERY PROUD OF ME!  (Please click on each collection to read the names of each bloom)

This first collection are from deep in my archives ... lily from Arkansas; very unusual pod-like blooms from Diamond Head Crater; plumerias, a common flower used for making leis; and prickly pear cactus flowers from New Mexico.   

This second collection is an african violet I managed to keep alive over three years; then a tiger lily with (freshly pulled out of the ground .. roots and all) wild daisies; a camera-shy peony from my side garden; and a close-up of the same tiger lily.

I called these exotics, but I should have called them tropics. The first plant is very interesting.  I almost missed it because it was green.  It's a jade plant.  Very nice.  The rest are orchids found in Hawaii.  The first one, I couldn't find a name, I call them the smiley face orchids.  Pictured on top are vandas, very popular on the islands, and the last orchid I can't even pronounce.

This last collection are just some very favorites.  Both roses were photographed in Canada earlier this month.  The pink hibiscus we found at the Big Island airport, and the yellow hibiscus was a find in Waikiki.

Special mahalo goes to Renee of TCS2 for this awesome challenge!  Please visit the rest of the ROBIN entries found on the comment list at  Round Robin Challenge

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• #12 Comment from cste609371 
  7/13/06 6:24 PM | Permalink

  
  Wow, you are wonderful, I love to putter in the flower beds. Just my take, Cheryl
  
  
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• #11 Comment from sassydee50 
  7/3/06 5:28 PM | Permalink

  Outstanding entry! Yes--I am proud of you! I have such a hard time limiting selections also; I would like to publish a book of flowers! :-) Sassy
  
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• #10 Comment from mavarin 
  7/1/06 1:43 AM | Permalink

  I love the way you have these arranged on the page.  Very nice indeed!  I also appreciate the variety of colors and kinds.  Well done! - Karen
• #9 Comment from ondinemonet 
  6/30/06 5:27 AM | Permalink

  Wow Valorie
  
  This was a lovely presentation!!! :) Good Job!
  
  Always, Carly :)
• #8 Comment from maxsox5 
  6/29/06 4:19 PM | Permalink

  I LOVED YOUR FLOWERS,ESPECIALLY 'IN THE WILDS.' I LOVE WILD FLOWERS-THAT IS WHERE OUR FLOWER GARDEN FLOWERS GOT THEIR START