Such a Beauty..

Oct. 1, 2012-

Roses are to me are the most beautiful and delicate flower..

From the way it blossoms to all its beautiful colors..

Roses are by far my most favorite flower and capturing their beauty is priceless!

~ Sarai Flar

Visiting Hollis Garden... Such a Delight!

"Such a Delight"

Today I decided to visit my local garden just to check in and see if they had anything new planted..
I was a bit disappointed to see that not much had changed since my last visit. As my kids and I continue to stroll around the garden I decide to go walk down by a spot that I never usually walk down to.. and I am so glad we did!!
To my surprise I seen little tiny pineapples growing and it was our first time seeing how small pineapples are and where they actually grow from.. Being able to capture such a neat fruit was a huge delight.. Being so intrigued by the whole thing I just had to do some research and find out more about them!!  I found all I wanted to know in the Wikipedia... Here is all the info on how Pineapples grow and the photo I captured of it!!

Enjoy~

The pineapple is a herbaceous perennial which grows to 1.0 to 1.5 meters (3.3 to 4.9 ft) tall, although sometimes it can be taller. In appearance, the plant itself has a short, stocky stem with tough, waxy leaves. When creating its fruit, it usually produces up to 200 flowers, although some large-fruited cultivars can exceed this. Once it flowers, the individual fruits of the flowers join together to create what is commonly referred to as a pineapple. After the first fruit is produced, side shoots (called 'suckers' by commercial growers) are produced in the leaf axils of the main stem. These may be removed for propagation, or left to produce additional fruits on the original plant.^[4] Commercially, suckers that appear around the base are cultivated. It has 30 or more long, narrow, fleshy, trough-shaped leaves with sharp spines along the margins that are 30 to 100 centimeters (1.0 to 3.3 ft) long, surrounding a thick stem. In the first year of growth, the axis lengthens and thickens, bearing numerous leaves in close spirals. After 12 to 20 months, the stem grows into a spike-like inflorescence up to 15 cm (6 in) long with over 100 spirally arranged, trimerous flowers, each subtended by a bract. Flower colors vary, depending on variety, from lavender, through light purple to red.

The ovaries develop into berries which coalesce into a large, compact, multiple accessory fruit. The fruit of a pineapple is arranged in two interlocking helices, eight in one direction, thirteen in the other, each being a Fibonacci number.^[10]

Pineapple carries out CAM photosynthesis, fixing carbon dioxide at night and storing it as the acid malate and then releasing it during the day, aiding photosynthesis.

SunFlowers...

Sunflowers

"Sunflowers always remind me of Summer..

The way they look with such a beautiful yellow color like a Bright & Sunny Day..

Sunflowers can definitely brighten up any one's Day!" - Sarai Flar

Beautiful Butterfly

During a hot Summer day my boys were out in the pool, when all of a sudden I hear "Mami come out here and bring your camera!!" LOL.. not knowing what to expect I walk out without my camera and to my surprise they point to a BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY!! I couldn't believe it .. So I run into the house, grab my camera and I start shooting away!!! That was such an awesome day...

UP-CLOSE... Macro Shots

Ever since I began doing macro shots I absolutely enjoy doing them on flowers.. especially when the morning dew is still on them. However my first favorite marco shot was of a Monarch Butterfly and it was very time consuming to get a real good shot but very rewarding once I got it.. Here are a few of my favorite macro-shots....

Thanks & Enjoy,

Sarai

My Favorite Hobby...

Nature Photography is one of my most favorite hobbies.. I just LOVE being able to go out with my nikon and always try to capture something new and eye-catching. Here where I live the city is big on Swans, and around a particular lake where they care for them there was about 15 different swan nests and I was just waiting anxiously to see the eggs hatch.. and to my surprise about 3 weeks ago some have already hatched and I was so excited to finally see for the first time swan chicks... Here is one of my favorite ones I took from that day. I truly Love my hobby especially when seeing new creations..

Thanks & Enjoy,

Sarai