These beautiful peonies were growing at the motel I stayed in in Anchorage, Alaska. Flowers tend to grow quite large in Alaska, with these blooms about 6 inches across.
This Bird of Paradise flower was photographed in the San Diego area. It was a very colorful one, a triple, and I decided to play with the colors a bit to emphasize its beauty.
A filtered version of this image I took at Los Angeles Arboretum a few months ago. There are many peacocks on the grounds. This one had the longest tail I had ever seen.
