When walking in my son's neighborhood in San Diego on Christmas morning, I saw a lot of Bird of Paradise plants in the gardens, with many blooms on them. One plant had at least 50 flowers in bloom. This one appears to be a "triple" with so many petals opening out from the bud and stem--I thought it was especially pretty against the fence. 1/13/20 Judith Sparhawk
A filtered version of some beautiful iris blooms presented at the annual flower show in Redlands some time ago. 2/29/20
When walking around my son's neighborhood in San Diego on Christmas morning, I spotted a hibiscus bush with bright red blooms. After I had it on my computer, I tried one of the Topaz filters that unexpectedly changed the colors to this magenta, which I ended up liking better than the glaring red. It may not be realistic, but I liked it anyway. 1/2/20 Judith Sparhawk
