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<\/a>Paul went for a five mile walk today<\/p><\/div>\n
Carefully listening to the surroundings, Paul heard the birds of paradise!<\/p>\n
Did You Know?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The scientific name is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of England.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n A healthy, mature plant can produce up to 36 flowers spikes a year<\/span><\/em> The flower is pollinated by birds. When the bird sits on the spathe (the beak-like sheath), the weight of the bird opens up the bract and releases pollen on the bird\u2019s feet, which is then transferred to the next flower the bird visits.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Birds of Paradise is the official flower of Los Angeles, California, where the majority of these flowers are grown in North America.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Birds of Paradise symbolize freedom, beauty and magnificence<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The plant is related to the banana.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Birds of Paradise is native to South America, where it is known as the Crane Flower<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The birds were out this morning<\/p><\/div>\n We headed to Malarkey’s about 6:00 PM and met up with Irene.\u00a0 The day was blah but the sunset was quite nice!<\/p>\n The sun is heading into the ocean<\/p><\/div>\n The glowing ball sinks into the ocean!<\/p>\n Minutes to go!<\/p><\/div>\n It is hiding behind the hills but it will return tomorrow morning directly behind us!<\/p>\n You can almost hear the dunk and sizzle!<\/p><\/div>\n Off we go to home to watch some TV before crashing for the evening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" OK, time to get the cleaning and washing done from the wild weekend!\u00a0 We got that started and then Paul headed to the sidewalk for a two hour five-mile walk! Today he walk “around the hood” which takes two hours! … Continue reading
\nPlants grown in partially shady spots will produce larger flowers than the ones planted in full sun<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>