Flower

9/10/08
3 vertical oriented photos in a row! Crazy!
I saw this wild-looking flower near some much more boring but similarly colored flowers - I almost didn't notice it. I tried a few angles and used my flash to freeze it because it was swinging quite a bit in the wind. Very unique flower...

Tomorrow I'm flying to Providence for a wedding on Saturday. On Friday we're visiting Boston and Sunday we're checking out the Newport mansions. Should make for some interesting dailies! (I've never been to RI or MA before)

UPDATE: Found out what this flower is - Japanese hibiscus (Hibiscus schizopetalus). It's native to East Africa, not Japan...

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