Birds outside our window at the mission home... This one has a green, purplish head and yellow stomach with a long beak. It has a beautiful chirp.
Okay, bird lovers, what kind are these two beautiful birds? This one is greenish and has red around it's eyes. (double click on the picture to enlarge it) We loved it's reddish striped chest.
We went to the Lighthouse Restaurant with the Humanitarian Team for dinner. To our surprise, there was a huge mural of the Matterhorn. We lived 10 1/2 years in Europe. Who would have thought we'd see the Matterhorn in Sierra Leone? (this isn't flora and fauna; only a lead in to the next pics. lol)
We were surprised to see Hydrangeas outside the restaurant (and the flowers below). Aren't they pretty?
Okay, flower people, what are these? So great to see...
Don't know what these pretty orange ones are either...it's a bush or tree...anyone know?
These oversized ferns (not real name, of course, leaves from the Palm Trees) are used to cover beach shelters for those who want to camp or have a dinner under shelters...
1 comment:
The pink flowers are definately an Orchid tree of some type, probably Bauhinia variegata. I have a white flowered orchid tree in my back yard! The orange ones are a shrub: Pride of barbados - Caesalpinia pulcherrima. I also have this one in my back yard! Central Texas has a similiar climate to the area of Africa you are in. :)
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