Author Archives: Fran Hart

From the back and side….. You can just see the palm leaves on the right. The trees are just out of view. 

A birdhouse village – miniatures. There are 7 small birdhouses visible in this shot (although only the roof is showing for one so maybe I shouldn’t count it). There are at least 30 birdhouses of various shapes and sizes located … Continue reading →

Perspective from behind the hill.  

A close-up of another hybiscus. The rope you see looped in the lower right corner was a “find” from St. Joseph’s island. The plant on the right is a Frangipani which produces the flower used to create leis. This one … Continue reading →

A view from the bridge. Butterfly bushes on the left, a variety of tropicals on the right. See the birdhouse?

Hybiscus in front of the waterfall and river. 

The photo doesn’t do it justice. This image is a northern view of the pool/river as you approach the bridge. Along the bank of the river, there is a row of day lilies which have recovered from the transplanting and … Continue reading →

A bed of portulaca nestled between the pool, hot tub and deck.

This is a picture of the moonflower, which opens around dusk and is gone by around 10 a.m. 

The pictures in this particular entry were all taken with an XPS M1210 notebook computer. Really cool camera.