Sunday Stills

I've been away for a few weeks, life just got too busy and got the better of me. But I'm back and ready to play. This week's theme is wildflowers. An interesting concept in Hawaii. Since most of our vacant land is lava and the wildflowers that grow are technically weeds. I decided to add my own twist to the theme.

This is the naupaka plant. It grows wild here in Hawaii, although this particular plant was planted. It has little flowers:

Notice the half flower. That is how it grows. There is a Hawaiian myth that talks of 2 lovers who were separated by their parents and forbidden to be together. One was sent to the ocean and one was sent to the mountains. They were in such despair they became naupaka plants. One at the ocean and one in the mountains. Each has a half flower and when you put them together they make a perfect flower.

That is my wildflower contribution. I'm off to see what everyone else did.