This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Leaves, Autumn or Spring.’ See more responses here. Here are some leaves from Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden with captions on the photos.
Tropical leaves
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Roma Tomato Tree
These are the fruits of a palm tree, not sure which kind. I was hoping someone would walk by so that I could say, ‘Looks like this Roma Tomato Tree has a good crop coming along.’ Alas, life is full of little disappointments.
Signs: Gecko leaving
This gecko appears to be figuring out exactly how it’s going to get to the Visitor’s Center at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden. I didn’t wait to find out if it made it.
Abstracts: Lily Lake reflections
One of my favorite places at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden is Lily Lake. Surrounded by tropical foliage, the lake offers a bounty of reflections, such as this one.
Alakahi Stream
There are two streams that tumble down the hillside in Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden. This one is Alakahi Stream and the section in the photo is known as Boulder Creek Falls for fairly obvious reasons.
For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.
Rattlesnake plant
Rattlesnake plant (Calathea Crotalifera) is native to Central and South America. This one was at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, but it also grows in the wild in some places here.
For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.
A blushing bromeliad
Neoregelia carolinae is known as the blushing bromeliad because, when it’s going to flower, the center turns red, as this one has done.
Jackfruits
I saw these Jackfruits at Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden. I took the photo because they were the biggest ones I’ve seen. When I got home and read up about them I discovered these are dainty by Jackfruit standards. Apparently, Jackfruits can weigh up to 120 pounds and can be three feet long and almost two feet around.
What this means is that is that the Jackfruit tree is not a tree to picnic beneath!
For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.
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