I got up early a few weeks ago to watch Rafa Nadal win the French Open, and was rewarded by something I had never seen before!! The early morning sun streaming through the leaves of the rubber tree outside my balcony....
In England these come as house plants that have to be tended very carefully, but here in Mexico they are trees which flourish very easily. This tree is three and a half storeys high and totally encloses my balcony turning it into a little green oasis and paradise....
I really liked all the different bold shapes and patterns made by the sunshine and shadows.....
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What a lovely curtain for your balcony this beauty makes. I like all the different shapes too and the colour is stunning.
You certainly were rewarded for getting up early with the wonderful Zen moment and realisation of what a treasure you have to keep you cool.
Nice shots.
What a fun discovery! Guess it does pay to get up early! These are gorgeous shadow shots, love the rich green color and the variety of shadows is delightful! Enjoy your weekend, Catherine!
Sylvia
Great shadows -- worth getting up early for themselves -- plus you got your tennis!!
We are finding kind of the same thing about plants without traveling quite as far as you did -- we're in Florida now(from the Pacific Northwest) and so many plants we babied along as houseplants grow wild and crazy outdoors here.
Fun blog you have -- thanks for sharing!!
Catherine I just adore these rubbery Shadow Shots! It is soooo cool the way the leaves have a sort of transparency even though they are thick. Love the bright green of these giants too!
These greens are just so alive and the shadows shapes are so strong and clear. Beautiful photos Catherine.
Sunshine plays
on rubber plant leaves—
eye candy!
Bug, No Rug
I have a rubber plant - it's about 18 inches high! Wonderful shots of the shadows on the leaves!
Bright idea!
quite cool idea to play with shadows..very artistic!
Have a nice weekend
How very cool....to be setting out on a bacony with those trees...it would be a little bit of tropical heaven for sure!!
Oh, my! How breathtaking!
Gorgeous shadows on these shots. Such an inspirational and calming feeling. Well done.
Beautiful shadows,looks nice and cool just from the photos
Some days it pays to get up early. :) Lovely shadows on the leaves.
It's beautiful!! I thought at first it's from a banana leaves. Happy Sunday!
SSS-The lamp
Gorgeous shadows! Love the different patterns on all the leaves!
I love how I cant figure out what the shadow is or where it is coming from, really beautiful, very green
Have a great week
Nothing like living in a tropical paradise, where plants just thrive in the warm climes...beautiful!
I love the first shot, the abstraction!
These are fun shadow shots, the last one is my favorite. I didn't realize rubber plants could grow that tall!
thanks for such a wonderful set of comments this week - very much appreciated!!
I wish my rubber tree grew that big! The colore is so vibrant.
What magnificent leaves.
How beautiful! Your balcony does indeed sound like paradise! It's nice to be rewarded for waking up early :)
Great shadow shots!
Have a good week ahead,
greetings from Casablanca...
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still more lots of fabulous comments this week - thanks so much - I love reading all your comments!!
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