On My Walk This Morning 3q

"Cassia / Senna" Tree

The city has planted 300 small decorative trees along the St. Genevieve Canal, which

runs beside my building - crepe myrtles of various color and several kinds of cassia.

This is a young "Cassia / Senna" tree, which was only planted a few months ago.

Several others are blooming, but with only a few flowers.  This one has gone wild.

It's at the edge of the canal and can be seen from the walking path I use on the other

side of the canal.

"Cassia / Senna Flowers" Close-up.  The leaves on all the Cassias are similar.

"Peachy Keen Croton"

"White Crepe Myrtle" by the Childrens' Playground.

All of the Crepe Myrtle, in every color, are blooming more and more with all the

rain we are getting.  They have never been this full before.

"Lavender Crepe Myrtle" by the Tennis Courts

New bed of "Double Purple Ground Orchids" from spreading plants at original site.

They grow and multiply very quickly, and they seem to stay true to size.

Close-up of "Double Purple Ground Orchids"

"Tecoma Stans / Yellow Bells."  These were new plants this year.  They are

bushes/small trees which bloom continuously from spring to late fall.  They

are very colorful.

"Tecoma Stans / Yellow Bells" close-up

"Soraya" Deep Magenta Curcumas.  These are again in the German lady's yard.

They are quite striking; I have seen them only in pink and white until these.

This is a vey late blooming "Queen Crepe Myrtle."  The color was almost

a pale blue, rather than purple.

For a year, I have seen this cascade of long stems and green leaves pour out of

a crotch in a tree.  Then this morning, I saw this.  There are dozen of small

"Pigeon Orchids / Dendrobiums."

Each "Pigeon Orchid" is about one inch in diameter.

"Lucrezia Borgia" is one of the most splendid Vanda Orchids I have seen.  I have been 

waiting as it fills out.  There are now nine flowers.  They are large; the one in front

is five inches in diameter.

This flower is five inches in diameter, and the one behind it is six inches

in diameter.  They are gorgeous.  "Lucrezia Borgia."

Here they are.  They are also developing "Double Yellow Ground Orchids."

Shortly after I took the earlier picture of the "Chenille" bush, the gardeners came through

and pruned it severely, leaving only a messy bunch of stems.  But it has now grown back,

quickly, and new stems of "Chenille" are draped all over.

The view from my "resting bench," half way through my morning walk.

This morning, a Great Blue Heron joined me.  There are several that live along

the Ste Genevieve Canal here.  He was fishing for breakfast.

A lovely bunch of "Pink Ixora."

"Pink Ixora" Cluster

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I shall continue taking my daily walks, but I think this will be the end of the

flower photographs.  I hope you have enjoyed them.

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