Some more flowers from my garden.

Yellow hibiscus (I know the focus is off, but I think I like the light...)

Before: Hibiscus

After: Hibiscus

Framed Morning glory

Blue

The flowers in my garden have been blooming for the last couple of weeks and they're really beautiful this year. I took a lot of pictures so I'll present them in segments

Yellow Daylily anthers

Hibiscus anthers

Morning Glory

Yellow hibiscus

The rainforests of Central America are a sight to behold indeed. They are home to a greater diversity of plant and animal life than any other region in the world. That in mind, I thought I'd share some of the beautiful sights from my trip last summer; we certainly don't see anything like it around here.

Nature Rules! (ROCK, I hope you don't mind if I borrow your signature for this one!)

The Volcano Arenal billowing smoke and gas

Thaos Swallow-Tail butterfly 

Silhouetted Spine-tailed Lizard or Black Iguana

The Pacific Coastline

Shrimp flower

As summer approaches, I'm finding it harder and harder to focus on my work. I wind up daydream about all the places I could be, so I thought I'd post pictures from some of the places I've been and would love to go back to.

A view of the Pacific from the Costa Rican Jungle.

Banana palm silhouette

Bell flower in the garden

A butterfly that decided to take a ride on my brother's shoulder.

Some more blue for the blue challenge...

This shot was actually taken with my iPhone as I was driving to Oklahoma over winter break through my very first iBlizzard

Flugtag is an absolutely awesome event put on every year by Red Bull. Last year it was held in Austin where participants plunged themselves into Town Lake. It was a blast.

Thanks for looking!

Bluebonnets in the Spring.
At a bar called Treasure Island on 6th street in downtown Austin, they have a special drink called the Flaming Dr. Pepper. The bar tender places shots of tequila staggered on half-pints of beer and lights the whole thing on fire (including the bar) and the flames are put out when the shots are immersed in the beer and you drink the whole thing at once!

Monkeys on our hike through the rain forest.
Some of the most beautiful flora I've every seen:
Orange Paradise
Red and yellownectar pods emerging.
And a quiet kayaking trip  through the rainforest