Tropical flowers

I recently wrote to one of my online friends about how I love spring flowers, and we don't get them in the tropics. She was very surprised. Surely we have lots of colourful flowers here? Ah, I said, but we also have a lot of foliage as well, 100 to 1000 times as much! So the flowers don't make the same impact.

Soon afterwards, a tree near my condo burst into flower. It happens with this particular species – it might be a flowering trumpet tree or a pink mempat; it's not a cherry tree! But it's not a common sight. So a few of us took pictures of it. After that, I took a few more pictures of flowers around my condo.

Lovely tree – it might be a flowering trumpet tree (thanks, Umi & Tsuru!) or a pink mempat (thanks, Muskaan!)

Periwinkle

Ixora bush

Ixora flowers

Bougainvillea

Bird of Paradise flower

See what I mean about the foliage in the tropics? Much more plentiful than flowers.

Round 7 of Renulek's Spring 2014 Napkin done, on to Round 8…

I'm now done with Round 7 on the Renulek Spring 2014 Napkin (you can see Renulek's post for the completed doily here).

Renulek Spring 2014 Napkin, Round 7

 So now I'm doing Round 8. I'm using Pineapple Parfait and Arctic Waters – the same colours that I used for Round 2. It's interesting to see how that yellow brightens up the blue. I expect this round will take me a good while…

Renulek Spring 2014 Napkin, Round 8 in progress

Threads: all Lizbeth Size 40.

Round 1: Pineapple Parfait and Butterfly Breeze

Round 2: Pineapple Parfait and Arctic Waters

Round 3: Pineapple Parfait and Fruit Fizz
Round 4: Spring Green and Butterfly Breeze
Round 5: Leafy Greens and Arctic Waters
Round 6: Leafy Greens and Butterfly Breeze
Round 7: Spring Green and Fruit Fizz
Round 8: Pineapple Parfait and Arctic Waters

Round 6 of Renulek's Spring 2014 Napkin done; on to Round 7…

I've been puttering along on Renulek's Spring 2014 Napkin. I've finished Round 6 now.

Renulek's Spring 2014 Napkin, Round 6 complete

So now I'm on Round 7. I decided to use slightly brighter colours: Spring Green and Fruit Fizz. I'm reserving the powerful yellow Pineapple Parfait for Round 8…

Renulek's Spring 2014 Napkin, Round 7 in progress

Threads: all Lizbeth Size 40.

Round 1: Pineapple Parfait and Butterfly Breeze

Round 2: Pineapple Parfait and Arctic Waters

Round 3: Pineapple Parfait and Fruit Fizz
Round 4: Spring Green and Butterfly Breeze
Round 5: Leafy Greens and Arctic Waters
Round 6: Leafy Greens and Butterfly Breeze
Round 7: Spring Green and Fruit Fizz