January 3, 2011

This isn’t your typical “florist in Boston” pic. I took the above photo when we visited the butterfly garden within the Baluarte grounds in Ilocos Sur.  It was a “gotcha!” moment for me.   Butterflies can be a little tricky to photograph as they can’t keep still for very long.  Hee hee.  I may have taken a lot of shots before I finally got THE one I was most satisfied with.

We have a lot of fun souvenir photos in Baluarte.  I hope to get around to posting them soon.

Mabuhay!

July 31, 2009

It’s July 31st today and until I’ve used up all the gift cards I received, I’ll feel I’m still celebrating my birthday.  Come to think of it, every day should be a celebration!  One of the gorgeous gifts I received for my birthday is this purple beauty…

I’m not overly fond of naming things, but this gorgeous purple thing, I named Elizabeth.  It’s a beautiful name, which also happens to be the name of the dear friend who gave me this orchid.   Elizabeth (my friend) and I have been friends way back when acne products were the least of our worries.  That would be grade school.  We lost touch for a very long time, say, 19 years and hooked up again here in the great state of TX.  It’s a small world after all.  Cheers to friendship!  Cheers to birthdays!  Cheers to gifts!

April 25, 2009

We were fortunate to have been able to visit the Dallas Arboretum last March 22nd, when the Dallas Blooms was taking place.  The Dallas Blooms is the largest outdoor festival in the Southwest and lasts for 6 weeks (March 7th to April 12).  This year, the festival celebrated it’s 25th year.  We couldn’t have come at a better time!

I took a lot of photos, photos that now take up a chunk of my computer memory.  Below is a slideshow of some of my favorite photos.  Enjoy!

April 22, 2009

Hindi ako nakalahok noong nakaraang linggo sa LP, kaya’t pagsasamahin ko na lamang ang dalawang tema sa iisang entry.

Ang gusali sa larawan sa itaas ay ang Lucille Halsell Conservatory na siyang matatagpuan sa San Antonio Botanical Garden.  Nagkaroon kami ng pagkakataong bisitahin ito noong Enero ng 2008.

(The building in the above photo is the Lucille Halsell Conservatory, which is part of the San Antonio Botanical Garden.  It does look like one of the Westgate resorts at first glance, doesn’t it?  We had the chance to visit the San Antonio Botanical Garden in January 2008).

Kabilang sa mga pangkat ng mga halamang matatagpuan sa loob ng konserbatoryong ito ang mga sumusunod: epiphytic plants, desert cacti at succulents, equatorial tropicals, palms at cycads, tropical fruits, ferns at aroids, insectivores, and aquatic plants.  Ang lahat ng mga ito’y may kani-kaniyang lugar sa loob ng konserbatoryo na nagbibigay sa kanil ng “climate-controlled environment”.

(Inside the conservatory, plants that need a climate-controlled environment are housed according to groups in individual  rooms.)

Narito ang bahagi na siyang naglalaman ng mga palm trees…

(Here is the 65-foot high area where palm trees are housed…)

Ilan sa mga bulaklak na makikita sa loob ng konserbatoryo ay ang mga orchids sa mga sumusunod na litrato…

(Some of the beautiful flowers that can be seen inside the conservatory are the orchids in the following pictures…)

Isa pang lahok para sa LP DITO.

Mabuhay!

January 28, 2009

Isa ang lila sa pinakapaboritong kulay ng maraming kababaihan, lalo na ng mga bata.  Sa palaga’y ko’y pumapangalawa ito sa rosas (pink).   Narito ang mga bulaklak na kulay lila na kuha sa San Antonio Botanical Garden noon pang  Enero ng nakaraang taon.

Paumanhin at hindi ko alam kung anong uri ng bulaklak ito.  Ngunit nakaktuwa ang iba’t ibang shades ng lila.

Sino naman ang hindi nakakakilala sa orchids?  Hindi ko lamang alam kung ano ang eksaktong uri nito. Paumanhin muli!

Isa pang lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy:  Lila sa Schlitterbahn at Lilang Cupcakes

Mabuhay!

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