Floral Fantasy

 #1 - Brooklyn Botanical Garden

#2 - Paradise Island, Bahamas ~ Hibiscus Bush

#3 Iceland ~ Lupine

#4 Cherry Blossom Avenue, Bonn, Germany, Photo by Marcel Bednarz

Wisteria Tunnel at Kawachu Fugi Garden, Japan

San Francisco, Photo by Danny Montemayor

( #4Reblogged from thisyuppielife.com) 

I already began to think about the pretty flowers that will be blossoming in Spring. The gray haze that hovers over NYC is a drab to everyone's day. The city needs some vibrant accent florals. In the springtime most of  the sky scrapers and buildings have pretty floral arrangements by the entrance and even plant by the sidewalk.

The first picture I photographed last spring. I anticipate going back to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. The Orchid Show is spectacular as well, I wish I photographed it. The second picture was taken when I traveled to the Bahamas last summer for my birthday.  The scenic view of the beach, palm trees and the tropical floral scent in the air are unforgettable. I never wanted to leave...it was truly paradise!

In my lifetime, I hope to travel to the scenes where the last four photographs were taken. Cherry Blossom Avenue in Germany is breathtaking. The Wisteria Tunnel looks like a floral fantasy. It's beautiful how the sunlight peeks through the wisteria. Two of my friends from school live in San Francisco, they want me to visit this summer so I may be there this summer. Nature walks and a trip to wine country sounds so alluring on this rainy day in NYC.