They're in bloom! That line is from a song that Little Jimmy Dickens wrote and sang long ago. My salute to the man, who left the planet just last week.
@kauaikris@pcoulson@clake Thanks so much, Kristina, Peter, Caroline. Looking like a turkey on the lawn of my office, lying prone and trying to frame the flower against the sky turned out to be worth it after all!
@lyndemc Thanks Denise - you obviously knew of Little Jimmy. That record came out when I was a little kid and I just thought it was hilarious. I still have the 45!
@Weezilou As far as Top 40 goes, I guess he'd be considered a one hitter, but as I understand it he was a regular forever at the Grand Ol' Opry. In fact I learned he had performed there in his 90's just days before he passed!
@simta Очень интересно узнать, Татьяна! Я слышал, что цветок был родом из Южной Африки. Они очень популярны в Южной Калифорнии, и они делают хороший материал для фотографии! Спасибо за урок!
В природе вид распространён в Южной Африке]. Стрелитция королевская является официальным цветком Лос-Анджелеса" Вот что нашла про нее...