yesterday, My Mom turned 98 years old...

Lisa, that is awesome. She is beautiful!

Scottie

I'm planning to promise my kids that I will shuffle off to assisted living without a fuss when they think it is necessary. I understand why people don't want to go, but making their kids feel guilty makes it worse. I hope they appreciate my gesture when the time comes. And I hope I'm "with it" enough to remember my promise.

My in laws at Christmas...they went all out!

Looks like a Norman Rockwell painting.

Great shot Lisa!!!

Lookout to the Pear Tree from inside my house

Let’s have a close upon these pear flowers

Took this one when I did my walk this morning

Love the bird Lisa. Is that a woodpecker?

Love the beautiful window and view, Paulette. Love the flowers. What are the yellow ones? Makes my longing for spring even more so. We have a long ways to go yet.

TaRenee, nice snow shot. Cute pic.

Lisa, I was watching a documentary on hummingbirds yesterday on the National Geographic channel. Makes me more wishing spring would get here than ever!!!

I don't know if you remember the waterfall pics I shared back in the fall but after having some frigid temps this season we had a January thaw today but not enough to make these pics look like the waterfall that they really are.

I don't think I've ever seen the flowers in the 2nd one. Very unusual. Are you growing it, or did you see it out in a public garden?

Paulette,

When I saw your flower posted I just knew I also had a picture of something similar and I found it. I took this last winter at an orchid nursery. This pic is not great and is not in clear focus but is sure looks similar. It hangs in a different way. I don't believe this nursery has other flowers besides orchids but I am not positive. There are so many thousands of varieties of orchids in the world that identifying it might be really difficult. My eye was drawn to this too as it is so unique and beautiful.

:Paulette, I tried some internet searches but could find nothing similar to ID the flower. I am guessing it is some type of orchid. That is so great that you live in a climate where you can see such beauty year round. I do like the four seasons we have but the winters seem unusually long and I don't like the cold. I miss being able to photograph flowers and butterflies. I will be traveling back to see how my mom is doing in her assisted living facility. Otherwise I would be visiting this orchid nursery to take some beautiful pics during the winter.

the name of this flower is

Abutilon Tiger Eye