Esther's photos with the keyword: Niagara Falls

Clifton Hill - Niagara Falls, Canada AIMG 6850

Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, Canada AIMG 7127

Floral Showhouse - Niagara Falls, Canada AIMG 7069

Titan Arum - Floral Showhouse - Niagara Falls, Canada "Amorphophallus titanum (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "phallus", and titan, "giant"), known as the titan arum, is a flowering plant with the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world. The titan arum's inflorescence is not as large as that of the talipot palm, Corypha umbraculifera, but the inflorescence of the talipot palm is branched rather than unbranched. Due to its odor, which is like the smell of a rotting animal, the titan arum is characterized as a carrion flower, and is also known as the corpse flower, or corpse plant.... After the flower dies back, a single leaf, which reaches the size of a small tree, grows from the underground corm. The leaf grows on a somewhat green stalk that branches into three sections at the top, each containing many leaflets. The leaf structure can reach up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall and 5 metres (16 ft) across. Each year, the old leaf dies and a new one grows in its place. When the corm has stored enough energy, it becomes dormant for about four months. Then, the process repeats. The popular name "titan arum" was invented by the broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough for his BBC series The Private Life of Plants, in which the flowering and pollination of the plant were filmed for the first time. Attenborough felt that constantly referring to the plant as Amorphophallus on a popular TV documentary would be inappropriate" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_titanum AIMG 7057

Floral Showhouse - Niagara Falls, Canada AIMG 7051

Seen along the Niagara River - Niagara Falls, Canada AIMG 7029

Floral Showhouse - Niagara Falls, Canada AIMG 7071

White water walk - Niagara Falls, Canada The water in this portion of the Niagara River is traveling about 30 miles per hour (48 KPH) here, creating standing waves of up to 15 feet high. It is a class VI rapids and it has claimed the lives of a number of people who have tried to ride it. To see a video of kayakers on it, see www.youtube.com/watch?v=89dDpHpMhYQ AIMG 7012

Whirlpool Aero Car - Niagara Falls, Canada

White water walk - Niagara Falls, Canada The water is traveling about 30 miles per hour (48 KPH) here, creating standing waves of up to 15 feet high. It is a class VI rapids. To see a video of kayakers on it, see www.youtube.com/watch?v=89dDpHpMhYQ AIMG 7024

The view from Niagara Falls, Canada AIMG 6856

Niagara Falls, Canada