Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: Coastal Manroot

Yesterday I posted a picture of a wild cucumber blossom and a tendril. Today I'd like to show you how beautiful and graceful the vining plant looks with fresh new green leaves and tendrils stretching out with hopes to find something to climb! You can see why I find these plants so irresistable to photograph, they're just so cool! This image was taken in April, 2012.

Last night we had a thunder storm, followed by much-needed rain. I slept with the window open, drinking in the wonderful fragrance of wet earth and plants! This morning I went out and took pictures of droplets clinging to everything, and then I remembered the wild cucumber flowers! These are so beautiful and at a macro level, the smooth petals reveal themselves to be quite fuzzy! I wanted to see what a blossom would look like with raindrops on it, and I was not disappointed! The fuzzy surface you see here is covered with tiny droplets of water and creates a wonderful texture! Below is a picture of a dry blossom so you can see the fuzzy surface! :) Eckhart Tolle (born Ulrich Leonard Tolle on February 16, 1948) is a German citizen and resident of Canada, best known as the author of the The Power of Now and A New Earth, which were published originally in English. In 2011, he was listed by the Watkins Review as the most spiritually influential person in the world. In 2008, a New York Times writer called Tolle "the most popular spiritual author in the United States." Wikipedia: Eckhart Tolle