Bird-of-Paradise

Bird-of-Paradise Bloom

Paradise is a concept revered by many of us.  To see such a bloom truly reminds me of paradise.  AKA, Strelitzia is is native to South Africa.  It is named for a bird by the same name.

I was wandering with my camera though the green house at Kingwood for several years.  These shots are from Dec. 23 2005.

Bird-of-Paradise Bloom

I think those may be banana leaves in the background.  I was fortunate enough on one visit to taste a banana grown there.  It tasted identical to the bananas in the grocery.

Thanks to Kingwood Center for the opportunity to capture these images.

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Holiday Decoratons

Holiday Decoratons

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Christmas Morning

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Christmas Snow?

Christmas Snow?

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Seasonal Decorations

Seasonal Decorations: Kingwood Greenhouse 11-3-27

I really appreciate periodic enhancement which puts forth the natural beauty of plants and not the decorations.  I would encourage you the visit Kingwood Center to see what they have done.  If my memory serves, Christmas is a little about angels.

Pink Angel's Trumpet

This is an evergreen plant whose flowers are somewhat similar to lilies, at least the shape.  It is extinct in the wild.  I suppose that means the only place it grows is in the greenhouse.

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Christmas Cactus

Christmas Cactus

Happy Holidays!

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The Wright Brothers: First in Powered Flight

Wright 1909 Military Flyer

Tomorrow is December 17, 2018.  We should probably pause to remember the first powered flight by Orville Wright.  It was at 10:30 AM Dec. 1903 in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.  It lasted 12 seconds and covered a distance of 120 feet.

Three more flights ensued that day, the longest of which was 852 feet, lasting 59 seconds.  The pilot was Wilbur Wright.

By 1909 their aircraft model A, seated the pilot on the wing instead of laying him flat as the first flyer did.  The Wights had matured with their aircraft to the point of selling it.  They did so in 1909 to the United States Army Air Force.  They initially were unable to find buyers so they stored it and went to Europe looking for potential customers.  I think the USAAF stepped when they returned to the US. 

Thanks to NMUSAF for the information provided and permission to photograph.  

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