Money shot is my middle name (alternate title: Yes, I really took the pictures myself. They are THAT good.)

Being photography junkies when we travel, Mr. T and I bought a new SLR camera before the trip. It is absolutely amazing, and makes me feel like I'm a professional just snapping away at everything I see. One thing I love to photograph is flowers. Flowers are powerful yet delicate at the same time, and exude a peacefulness that only exists in nature.

{Take a closer look above and you'll see a hummingbird headed for the flower of the palm tree.}

{I just loved these flowers. They look like little lanterns that you'd expect to glow in the dark. But each one produces a bright red flower that emerges from the bottom and hangs there until it falls off.}