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24-MAY-2003 Helen Betts

Wallflowers
by Helen Betts

Taketomi Island, Okinawa, Japan

Taketomi is a small island in the Yaeyama group, with only one town, which has traditional Okinawan houses and water-buffalo-drawn carts for transportation http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/image/19306847. I found this on the wall outside one of the island's old homes http://www.pbase.com/helenpb/image/19306853 .

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Guest 16-Feb-2005 03:17
Helen I believe this flower is a Hibiscus..[I think] and they are all over the Dominican Republic too,guess the reason being cause they are So beautiful.You do them proud[keen eye] and such a great orange !Muy Linda!..I love these flowers.irish
Helen Betts13-Feb-2005 08:42
Sonny, these flowers are very common in Okinawa but I don't know their real name. I just called the picture "Wallflowers" because they were growing out of a wall, and I thought it was a cute play on words :-). Helen
Guest 13-Feb-2005 07:14
Helen, these are lovely flowers. Is "Wallflower" its real name? Their colors are so fresh. You did a good job capturing their beauty.