Macro Flowers: Birds of paradise

Thank you Maia.

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Macro Flower Saturday

When I first arrived in New Zealand, there was a big tub of Birds of Paradise outside our flat. As it was always a students' flat, no one had taken care of it. The plant was shaggy and flowers small. Still, when ever we had visitors from overseas. They get all excited about it.

At the bottom of the steps of my present house, the clump of Birds of Paradise is healthy and I get beautiful flowers. The water engineer always cuts down the leaves, because you get white powdery stuff if you brush your pants or sleeves against it.

To those who don't have the flower, they go ooh ah. I gave a flower during my warm fuzzy week to my colleague. Another time, I had about ten stalks, and I made a giant bouquet for my friend's birthday.

This post is for Mildred. She did a post on it. When I came back from church yesterday, I saw these three buds, and thought sweetly that they look like a family of mum, dad and baby. The older matured flower is grand dad.
I wish I can DHL this crane to you.