And This Is What We Saw!
By Catherine
@bluesa (15022)
Johannesburg, South Africa
July 23, 2017 7:17am CST
I was walking missy Daisy today and saw these beauties. So decided to take photos and share them with ya'all.
My Grandmother had them in her garden when I was young. I thought they were magical fairy tale birds that froze in sunlight and would come to life at night.
These "Birds of Paradise" always take me back to those fanciful thoughts. I was a little sad to discover they were not birds at that young age, but they are such an exotic plant they still fascinate me!
Then these shrubs with red and purple beauties on them also caught my eye! And I took photos of them too!
And this is what Daisy and I saw on our walk today! I hope you enjoy these photos and I hope everyone is having a lovely and calm Sunday and weekend. 
The "Birds of Paradise" are the photos on the top and the shrubs are the photos at the bottom.
The "Birds of Paradise" are the photos on the top and the shrubs are the photos at the bottom.25 people like this
26 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
23 Jul 17
Oh those are beautiful Catherine!
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
23 Jul 17
@TiarasOceanView , oh, oops, well then I gave you a bright start to your day 
and I hope it will be a day as lovely as you are.
and I hope it will be a day as lovely as you are.1 person likes this
@silvermist (19701)
• India
23 Jul 17
Thank you for sharing the photos of those absolutely beautiful flowers.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
23 Jul 17
@silvermist you're welcome. I hope they brightened your day.
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@Marilynda1225 (91067)
• United States
23 Jul 17
You and Daisy came across some very pretty flowers.The Birds of Paradise certainly do look like birds
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@jobelbojel (36796)
• Philippines
24 Jul 17
These are pretty. It is rare for me to see yellow ones, most are red.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
25 Jul 17
@jobelbojel , I am happy you got to see the different colour, I am wondering if I have seen the red.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Jul 17
The red one looks like Bleeding heart and I do love Birds of Paradise, it is too cold for them here where we live but I saw gorgeous ones in Bermuda last year.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
26 Jul 17
@bluesa It really is lush, we visited the Botanical Garden in Hamilton and it was gorgeous.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
26 Jul 17
@BelleStarr that is a gorgeous photo of It!
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@moffittjc (128833)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Jul 17
Beautiful flowers, whether viewed in person or in photos, always seems to brighten a mood! It's been storming all day here in my part of Florida, and so it's been really dreary outside. Just looking at your photo of the flowers brought a little cheer to my soul!
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
23 Jul 17
Hi @moffittjc . I am happy the photos brightened your day then, and I hope you get some sunshine soon!
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@moffittjc (128833)
• Gainesville, Florida
24 Jul 17
@bluesa Thanks Catherine! Unfortunately, it looks like the bad weather is here to stay for at least a few more days. But I always try to look for the good in things, so I don't let all the rain depress me. Besides, I can just come look at your photo of the beautiful flowers to cheer me up!
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
25 Jul 17
@moffittjc , sorry to hear that, Jeff. I am happy you can stop by these photos then. I hope you're having a good day.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
8 Sep 17
Catherine, they certainly look it in the picture. Thank you that reminds me I have to download a picture of beautiful flowers to share with all of you here. Can you please tell us or me more about missy Daisy and can i see a picture of her too. Thanks.
@YrNemo (20254)
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25 Jul 17
I took some pic of those birds of paradise flowers from a neighbor who was about to bulldoze his place (but don't know where the photos are now). Mine has some tinges of orange in them, yours seem to be pure yellow. Fascinating. (Unless my memory plays tricks on me?) 
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(the photos are somewhere around, I just can't remember exactly where!).
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
26 Jul 17
Lovely plants! I have been looking at perennials that I can plant in our garden beds. Our neighbor's gardens are gorgeous. He puts the my gardens to shame.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
24 Jul 17
The pictures of flowers looks awesome. Thanks for sharing. 
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
25 Jul 17
Thank you @dpk262006 . You're welcome
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@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Aug 17
Birds of paradise plants? Never seen one here. Maybe they don't grow here in Canada.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
5 Aug 17
@antonbunot , hello there kind sir . I think the weather in Canada is too cold for them. I see many say they have them in California and on certain Islands and then there are many here by me, warmer climes. :)
. I think the weather in Canada is too cold for them. I see many say they have them in California and on certain Islands and then there are many here by me, warmer climes. :)
@JESSY3236 (22247)
• United States
25 Jul 17
Pretty flowers. I only seen those flowers in pictures and not in real life.But there is a birds of paradise yoga pose that is hard to do.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
26 Jul 17
oh, you have the unique image of the bird of paradise. ours is so different from yours. it looks like a banana blossom but it is descending. i will take a picture and post it here in your discussion
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