I still have a few more shots of the rough seas which I have taken and which I would love to share with you. But I wanted to have and give it a break.
I’m sure most of you have never seen this lovely flower. It is the flower of the caper, a tree which grows wild in Malta and looks for cracks in walls and rocks to establish itself and its roots. Sometimes it is a nuisance as it loves to grow on the fortification walls, of which we have many. Often a group of our armed forces have to absail down the high walls just to pull out these trees to avoid the damage they cause.
For those who don’t know, the caper makes very small – not bigger than a chick pea- heart-shaped fruit which give a magnificent taste to Mediterranean cold dishes. These are more appreciated in the hot Summer.
Thank you very much for looking and for your wonderful comments and the fav’s on yesterday’s picture.
Thank you for sharing this delicate exotic flower with us. And of course, the interesting information about the caper tree. Excellent composition. The shadows make this image very dramatic Dione.
My goodness what a beautiful flower - I shall now look at capers differently - love the light and shadow contrasting against lovely detail of the flowers.
Fantastic - the detail is awesome - it's location is wonderful for bringing out the shadows and colors. Really enjoyed reading all about it. Thanks for sharing that.
At first, thanks for the info on this beautiful captured flowers. I did never seen them before and I wonder how or why. We grow many Mediterranean trees in Holland so why not this one .
After consulting Wikipedia I very well know the fruit. We call them : Karpertjes. Often use/eaten with Anchois fish.
fav.
After consulting Wikipedia I very well know the fruit. We call them : Karpertjes. Often use/eaten with Anchois fish.