Cameron Highlands Tea Plantation, Malaysia

Friday, June 25, 2010

PhotoHunt - Purple

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My neighbour's front yard is full of chinese violets and they are constantly blooming all year round. It's refreshing to come across such delicate herbaceous groundcovers because it has a pleasant fragrance as well as to see. These purple beauties are like my little friends swaying gently in the breeze, nodding at me and waving farewell everyday.


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The petals are pale purple but the lower part of the corolla is brighter colour with a network of purple veins and it attracts bees, wasps and butterflies. The wasp was busy collecting nectar when I took this shot.



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40 comments:

  1. These orchids are so lovely...and definitely coloured in shades of purple. :)

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  2. Beautiful purple shots!
    Happy weekend and happy hunting :)

    purple!

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  3. Wish you days are enlightened by the beautiful flowers.

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  4. EG Wow,

    they are chinese violets, not orchids. :)

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  5. Beautiful... My Mom would surely go crazy over those purple flowers. :P

    http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

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  6. Wow...you managed to capture the bee's buttock? :p

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  7. Beautiful flowers, and what an amazing shot of the bee!

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  8. I saw a Bee! Err...bee or wasp? I think wasp is smaller.

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  9. Those are beautiful flowers. I love all the shades of purple.

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  10. love the soft purple/lavenderish hues in these flowers.

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  11. Wow that is such a beautiful flower. A beautiful take on the theme

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  12. Must be a lovely sight to see and good capture of the wasp.

    Happy weekend to you.

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  13. such a delicate shade of purple! I love it!

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  14. I love purple! They are so soothing. :)

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  15. Oh, I see a round "butt" right there! lol

    happy weekend LR!

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  16. Your neighbor's front yard sounds wonderful! :)

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  17. Beautiful and the 2nd photo is amazing!!

    Happy Weekend.

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  18. they are simply beautiful! great shot as well.

    Happy weekend! :)

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  19. Very nice. Great shots. Love the purple iris.

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  20. Oh my, what details! Look at the pollen on that bee's wings and you capturing him when he's busy working.

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  21. GREAT photos! The second is quite a surprise and very cool! lovely!!!

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  22. Amazing photos, so beautiful. Lovely little Chinese violets! I'd love to smell them.

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  23. I love purple Morning Glory! Beautiful flowers...

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  24. Beautiful photos and flowers.
    Enjoy your weekend!


    Mariposa's PH!

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  25. I love the flower and I am dreaming here that my yard is covered with purple flowers ^_^ Happy weekend!


    Purple blossom

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  26. Hi LR! Happy Sunday, u are at MD today, thanks for advertising, meow! :)

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  27. Mon and me were just talking abt how perfect ur pics are, all da time! These are no exception, awesome! :)

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  28. And the hidden wasp inside the petals, that was some shot indeed, love it! :D

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  29. Enjoy the rest of ur weekend, am off to visit my parents and eat some freshly-baked cakes he he! :)

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  30. You captured a wasp sneaking in the petal. Cool! Purple is really an eye-catcher.

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  31. i've never seen chinese violets before..thanks for sharing ;)

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