http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/gallery/3355178_XPwP5/ We have owned this "Bird of Paradise" plant for a few years and always wondered if it would ever produce a bloom!" About August 15, 2007 we noticed the formation of a growth that has turned out to be the bloom we were hoping for. Each day I have taken a few pictures to document the progress of the "Bird" emerging from the bloom. Eventually, there should be three "Birds" making up the total blossom! http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Flowers Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0800 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:06:53 -0700 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite2/187108556_KMmEk-Ti.jpg http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/gallery/3355178_XPwP5/ http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108556_KMmEk <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!"</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108556_KMmEk" title="First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!""><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite2/187108556_KMmEk-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!"" title="First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Flowers Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:06:49 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill-Haycock) http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite2/187108556_KMmEk-Th.jpg 2007-08-16 17:19:00 f43eb1b664130ce6d076496af83684f8 78623f937b49f1c1fa8c6a3b1443620b 577e2cfb6ba281d0e508f3ceef7be2b4 d8c5ad8bbfa7747f1fbcaf4ce25d9173 98f2579585b649d040c2f16827bd9edf 4d619dda4936f90ab8c8cf7b6049f6ac First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!" <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!"</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108556_KMmEk" title="First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!""><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite2/187108556_KMmEk-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!"" title="First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Flowers Bill-Haycock Bill-Haycock http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108566_vNThC <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108566_vNThC" title="The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite1/187108566_vNThC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate." title="The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Flowers Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:06:53 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill-Haycock) http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite1/187108566_vNThC-Th.jpg 2007-08-16 17:21:25 4cc19aa0e0de3a60201634b89a4736b5 f9f6a3c6ca75ff2e142b88da1b5bde22 7cc73c9e08f31b3c908662305df1c8f6 b671cc0ca764c194da5927e12e4d81f3 cbb35adc18085dc8b07a03cb493cef70 10547d1c60ce7c95cc15d483586abbb8 The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate. <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108566_vNThC" title="The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite1/187108566_vNThC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate." title="The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Flowers Bill-Haycock Bill-Haycock http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108538_nJVSZ <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108538_nJVSZ" title="The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite3/187108538_nJVSZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears." title="The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Flowers Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:06:45 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill-Haycock) http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite3/187108538_nJVSZ-Th.jpg 2007-08-19 10:01:18 f669839612748e98358f6d407bbf8abc 35348d8bee56c43f51e429f761fb6b14 52c9f58d130304ff0718be78a74a68e2 2429d2e52459820b615cf5ce31f1013c d21b009a542cbe79358c67fd974f548c 1a5f8ff6883e59aaa12f9edb2c9a3405 The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears. <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108538_nJVSZ" title="The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite3/187108538_nJVSZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears." title="The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Flowers Bill-Haycock Bill-Haycock http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108516_e6xB3 <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108516_e6xB3" title="The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite4/187108516_e6xB3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom." title="The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Flowers Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:06:41 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill-Haycock) http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite4/187108516_e6xB3-Th.jpg 2007-08-21 10:07:24 46452162913f711e335e5e92d232f948 6d5d172889614e9f1c43a5bd10cac6cd b7e1490bfbc8c4195f1521c1c05c13a2 b53a2e649d2b6417ce289255f3ac7d12 4e96fdf1900ebce857d486c0b74ab1a4 c61eacd3d463258c6d4dbecbac6c8015 The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom. <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108516_e6xB3" title="The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite4/187108516_e6xB3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom." title="The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Flowers Bill-Haycock Bill-Haycock http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108496_nRDKt <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108496_nRDKt" title="The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite5/187108496_nRDKt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible." title="The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Flowers Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:06:35 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Bill-Haycock) http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite5/187108496_nRDKt-Th.jpg 2007-08-23 10:27:21 f89d3c0e02dec90867ce7d27e91cc8d5 25ff8e75539bd229c2368ea3151e6622 ebc1b4f2638abd82c1ec012dfed318bd db869da6f06525e77a1de6277f6cc064 73149b6185f58ea4ff99e8da747cef64 6f6d49b41c3b04f0e334080cb4cc9d61 The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible. <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108496_nRDKt" title="The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite5/187108496_nRDKt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible." title="The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> Flowers Bill-Haycock Bill-Haycock