Costa Rican Blooms

At both of our stops on Costa Rica, we saw some beautiful blooms and plants.  Come and take a brief view of some of them…..

Poas Volcano Blooms

Maybe it’s the rich soil that I can’t help but think is around volcanos, but the blooms sure are pretty along the walk to the volcano….

Leaf Texture – Poas Volcano

I was also struck by the incredible texture on some of the green plants along the way – with the reddish veins adding a touch of Christmas color…

Delicate Bloom

This bloom reminded me of Queen Anne’s Lace, but it wasn’t that flower.  I’m not certain what it was – a variation perhaps…

In the Woods

As we walked back from the volcano to the tour bus, I noticed this very peaceful woodland scene, with the roughness of a cut tree branch offset by the tiny shaded bloom…

Intimate Woodland Portrait

I love this image of a woodland bloom, getting ready to burst open.  The dappled sunlight peeking thru the trees seemed to shine a spotlight on it…

Brilliant Red Coffee Plantation Bloom

I previously mentioned that the coffee plantation had a butterfly garden on its grounds.  Well, you can’t have butterflies without some lovely blooms to attract them…

Full Hydrangea Bloom

This hydrangea bloom was just picture perfect, and I decided was best shown off with a watercolor painting effect…

Hydrangea Garden

Again, what a lovely portrait of the portion of the garden that seemed to be devoted to hydrangeas…

Interesting Blooms at the Coffee Plantation

I felt very lucky to get to see this bloom (and I apologize, but I have no idea what it is) in a couple of its lifecycle stages.  In the upper left image, it’s almost ready to burst forth into bloom.  A promise of the colors to come!  In the middle (lower) image, you can see a close up of one of the blossoms on the plant.  It sort of looks like some sort of sea creature, I think, complete with what looks to be an eye!  The 3^rd image (upper right) shows you the complete bloom, with lots and lots of the the sea creature like blossoms in full display!

Enjoy!