Beautiful Bouganvillea
by Carla Parris
Title
Beautiful Bouganvillea
Artist
Carla Parris
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Bouganvillea remind me of growing up in Orlando, Florida. We had the purple variety of these beauties growing on our backyard fence, flowering profusely in the summer, in all their brilliant color, in our Florida sunshine.
These blossoms were photographed in a residential area in the historic town of St. Augustine, on the Florida Atlantic coast. The entire plant had blossoms in this lovely variety of colors, ranging from orange to pink to magenta.
Visiting St. Augustine also reminded me of growing up in Florida. In the sixties, all fourth graders studied Florida history - Florida under five flags, the historic settlement of St. Augustine, and the like. It was not until I was an adult that I finally visited this town and saw the old fort, the oldest schoolhouse, the city gates, and the location of the Fountain of Youth sought by explorer Ponce de Leon who discovered the city.
It is appropriate that my nostalgic visit to St. Augustine included beautiful flowers, as "Florida" is derived from the Spanish word for flowers. I can't help but think that bouganvillea were likely among the blooms which inspired the name.
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May 5th, 2021
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Kathi Isserman
It is my pleasure to inform you that your AWESOME photo is FEATURED on the HOMEPAGE OF "SHOWCASING THE SOUTH GROUP"! L Please add the photo to the 2021 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” Thank you for participating in the group.
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