Rare Flowers of Kauai

There is a scraggly little Hibiscus plant next to our driveway on Kauai

 It has never exceeded two feet in height

Recently, that scraggly  plant produced the beautiful and incredibly large flower pictured above

Everyone oohs and aahs this flower when it appears

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A small pot sits on the other side of our home, next to many flamboyant flowers we have collected

I've noticed  folks often walk by that pot,  never gazing at the dazzling orchid which peeks out

It is small .. about quarter size

It is one of my favorites ..  

 I drove to my office yesterday

The parking lot was full of beautiful automobiles

A plethora of ingenious metal shapes with smooth bodies that glistened in the sun

In the midst of all the accumulated affluence & perfection .. was a perfect flower

It displayed creativity

It displayed courage

It displayed the passion and freedom of youth

It was my favorite ...

Wishing each of you ..

the joy of individuality

the thrill of creativity

eternal youth

boundless passion

and 

the courage to express yourself 

from Kauai to Paris .. and all places between

Aloha et Au revoir,

Bill