"Turkish Dancers" is how I saw this one

red tulip kaleidoscope
I went a bit artsy fartsy on this one

Clematis ? Crab Apple Blossom ?
...dunno...

blue flower
That's what I've called this since I don't know the names of many plants - let alone the botanical names. Please feel free to leave a comment if you know what plant and flower this is.

With blossoms on just about every tree it was hard to pick a "best" photo for here but I think I got it OK on this one...

Almost looking like the colours of the Argetinian flag (good luck to them in their World Cup Rugby match against South Africa...)
The flower of the Iris - in any colour is a favourite of mine.

Wind swept tree...

The main reason this image is on the Cam is because I don't know the name of this plant and flower - and am hoping someone who does can leave me a comment. It's an indoor plant (well at our house it is), a vine-type growth which hangs down, these blooms with a sweet scent...

... and now, after an exhaustive search I've found out that this image is Hoya lanceolata bella 'Variegata' . Otherwise commonly known as the "wax plant", "wax vine", or "porcelain flower" - for those of you who were wondering like I was...

Wellington flowers 2007 - Cam Theme - 17

Greetings to you all for the first PetesCam views of 2007.

Maybe it's the "shocking" weather that has kept me indoors for most of this early summer - or the lazy holiday mood... Either way, these pics from my garden and others' will be the celebratory New Year Cam Theme to kick start 2007.

Enjoy...
Here's a link courtesy of NZ House&Garden magazine - an article with pics that I aspire to be able to take. Paul McCredie is the photographer...

There are 11 pics in this week's "CAM". Click on the image for a larger view.

Previous posts can be viewed by clicking on the "Archives" section to the right.

dandelion

herbal tea anyone?
personally I'd rather blow it to bits whilst making a wish for world peace...
do I sound like a hippie?

succulent spiral

I've got a THING for succulents - must be their solid architectural form - or perhaps the fact they are low maintenance plants

pink rose - swirl
for all you northern hemisphere CAM viewers...

hydrangea blue - detail

inner rose highlight

the bee flew away as I got nearer with the lens, but I am fine thank you - escaped without being stung... this being the result

white arum lily close up
I'm quite surprised at the detail my entry-level camera can pick up...

pink hydrangea - detail
I wonder what this would look like as a painting with a tree frog resting on it...

fuchsia - at least I know the name of this one...
It might even appear on my ArtBlog at some stage when I tire of red eyed tree frogs.

Tiny Blues
If these are weeds, they're very pretty ones...
not much bigger than the nail of my pinky finger