The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 188. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
The Numbers Game #67
Tag Archives: Rhododendron
Tsutsusi azalea
Tsutsusi azalea (Rhododendron indicum) is a native of Japan. I saw this one in Waimea, where it is cooler and wetter than where I live.
Vireya rhododendron
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Thankful.’ (See more responses here.) I mulled a few options but decided to plump for this photo. It’s a vireya rhododendron at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and I chose this for two reasons. First is that I’m thankful to be able to visit the gardens on a regular basis. There’s always something new to see there. I can happily spend an hour or two wandering around, peering into flowers, and snapping photos of geckos clambering over this, that, and the other.
The second reason is that I feel fortunate to see gorgeous flowers, such as this vireya rhododendron, on a frequent basis. Some I find in a garden setting and some are just blooming roadside. There’s so much variety on the Big Island that a drive of just a few miles can take me to a different climate zone and a whole new world of plants and animals.
For more information about Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, go to htbg.com.
Vireya rhododendron
Vireya rhododendrons can do well on the Big Island and when they do, the display of flowers is quite beautiful.
Graham's Island 