April 12 - 24

Chris Botti at the Orpheum on the 12th - it was AWESOME! Chris has the most beautiful tone on the trumpet. The band was excellent!

I was too lazy to hang around - didn't have my CD with me. I could have stood around and just gawked at him - hahahahahaha. But I didn't. :|

Still loving my macro lens! I love how it makes everything look so big and you can see all the little dew or rain drops.

Some miscellaneous blossoms for which I have no names........

Pseudobombax Ellipticum - who knew!!!!!!!!!!

A friend saw this in Cuba recently and then my sister told me the name - since she had seen it in Cuba a few years ago. Psuedobombax Ellipticum. What a beautiful tree/flower. Also called "the shaving brush tree". Just gorgeous!

It blooms from March to May and blooms are white, near white and pink. Love the pink! :)

And I do not claim to have taken these photos. I am just sharing them and enjoying them with you. :)

African Violet

I've never seen an African Violet with this many flowers on it!!!!!!!!!!! Do I just not get out often enough? :)