Saturday, July 4, 2009

Pink (Photo Hunt redux)




For a previous pink-themed Photo Hunt back in 2007, I opted to focus attention on pink urban sights in Hong Kong. So I thought it'd be good to go to the other extreme and focus on pink natural sights beyond as well as in the Big Lychee.

More specifically, the three photos of pink flowers above were taken (from top to bottom): while out hiking in the Wan Tsai peninsula in northeast Hong Kong; in the garden of my family home in Penang; and while visiting the Kokoen Garden in Himeji, Japan. (BTW, hope the Penang flower qualifies as pink - it looked very pink to me when viewed on its own but seems purplish compared to the other flowers...)

And for the record, all these photos were taken after I put up the first pink Photo Hunt entry back in October 2007. Also, something else I found interesting that the vast majority of my post 2007 pink photos either are of flowers or were taken on special occasions (e.g., Chinese New Year or -- as was the case with last week's Photo Hunt photos -- Tam Kung's birthday)!

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34 comments:

  1. eastcoastlifeJuly 4, 2009 at 10:41:00 AM GMT+8

    Lovely pink flowers! I like pink.

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  2. eastcoastlifeJuly 4, 2009 at 10:42:00 AM GMT+8

    haha.... I'm also the First Commenter of your post!

    Congrats to both of us. :P

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  3. candiJuly 4, 2009 at 10:48:00 AM GMT+8

    I love the pink flowers.
    Great collection.

    Happy weekend.

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  4. UnknownJuly 4, 2009 at 11:34:00 AM GMT+8

    wow - so pretty in pink!

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  5. LeslieJuly 4, 2009 at 11:36:00 AM GMT+8

    Love your pink flowers for this week. :)

    http://lesliesmyers.blogspot.com/2009/07/photohunt-pink.html

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  6. CarverJuly 4, 2009 at 11:41:00 AM GMT+8

    Those are all gorgeous flower shots. Great choices. Happy weekend.

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  7. YTSLJuly 4, 2009 at 12:25:00 PM GMT+8

    Hi East Coast Life --

    Wow what coincidence re our both being first commentators on the other's Pink post! ;b

    Hi Candi --

    Thanks and happy weekend to you too. :)

    Hi Expat Traveler --

    I think so too! :)

    Hi Leslie --

    Thanks! :)

    Hi Carver --

    Thanks, and happy weekend to you too! :)

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  8. witsandnutsJuly 4, 2009 at 1:19:00 PM GMT+8

    I've never seen these flowers yet. My take is already about flowers. Happy weekend!

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  9. UpcountrysmilesJuly 4, 2009 at 2:12:00 PM GMT+8

    Aloha!
    Very pretty pink flowers. Love the orchid one:)
    Hope you'll have time to visit my pinks:)
    Thank you,
    Cindy O
    http://upcountrysmiles.com

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  10. LifeRamblingsJuly 4, 2009 at 2:51:00 PM GMT+8

    those are gorgeous pink flowers. very well captured.

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  11. IngridJuly 4, 2009 at 3:44:00 PM GMT+8

    Beautiful flowers ! I think I have never seen such.

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  12. BengbengJuly 4, 2009 at 4:37:00 PM GMT+8

    it look pink enough to me :)

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  13. A.July 4, 2009 at 5:35:00 PM GMT+8

    Lovely flowers, and very exotic to my eye. The Penang flower qualifies as pink - shocking pink I think. :)

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  14. jams o donnellJuly 4, 2009 at 6:24:00 PM GMT+8

    I do love your choices this week. THe flowers are all exquisite! Happy weekend

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  15. AnnieJuly 4, 2009 at 6:42:00 PM GMT+8

    These lovely pink flowers are so beautiful (and different looking than the ones I posted). It's fun to compare flowers around the world! I too realized there's a fine line between pink and purple. :)

    Thanks for visiting mine and have a great weekend.

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  16. DragonstarJuly 4, 2009 at 7:40:00 PM GMT+8

    Pink comes in a lot of shade, and you don't need any excuse to post photos as beautiful as these!

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  17. PatriciaJuly 4, 2009 at 8:10:00 PM GMT+8

    Very lovely. I'm all about pink flowers, as I'm sure you noticed! =)

    Blessings!

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  18. JCJuly 4, 2009 at 8:48:00 PM GMT+8

    I like your natural pink as well as your urban pink... wow, time really flies... I was lurking back then, lol.

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  19. lissaJuly 4, 2009 at 10:04:00 PM GMT+8

    love them all, especially the middle one - I think it's bit more violet but it's pink

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  20. TrekcapriJuly 4, 2009 at 11:09:00 PM GMT+8

    Hi YTSL, very pretty pink choices for this week's theme. I love all the shades of pink in your photos. You have a cool blog. Have a great weekend.

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  21. SabineMJuly 4, 2009 at 11:49:00 PM GMT+8

    Lovely pink flowers.. :)

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  22. Sherry Shealy MartschinkJuly 5, 2009 at 2:03:00 AM GMT+8

    Lovely shots. The flowers are wonderful!

    Sherry at EX Marks the Spot

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  23. PatJuly 5, 2009 at 3:33:00 AM GMT+8

    So very beautiful!!!

    Happy Weekend.

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  24. jmbJuly 5, 2009 at 6:06:00 AM GMT+8

    Those are lovely photos YTSL. Funny how we both thought about our old Pink hunt.

    I love that last one, it's a Kalmia latifolia or mountain laurel and I have always loved it. You don't see it often here although it grows very well in this climate. Was it wild?

    Happy weekend to you.

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  25. YTSLJuly 5, 2009 at 11:41:00 AM GMT+8

    Hi witsandnuts --

    Yeah, have noticed lots of flowers about this week -- and a great variety of them too! :)

    Hi Upcountrysmiles --

    Yes, I did have time to visit -- albeit only on my Sunday morning (but still your Saturday evening!).

    Hi Life Ramblings --

    Thanks! :)

    Hi Gattina --

    So... maybe you need to come out to eastern Asia some time? ;b

    Hi Bengbeng --

    Thanks for that vote! ;b

    Hi A. --

    Heheh re your comment re the Penang being not only pink but, specifically SHOCKING pink. :)

    Hi Jams --

    Thanks for thinking so -- and happy weekend to you too. :)

    Hi Annie --

    Hear, hear re pretty much all of what you wrote! :)

    Hi Dragonstar --

    Thanks! :)

    Hi Patricia --

    Yeah, definitely noticed your pink flower penchant! ;b

    Hi JC --

    Time does indeed fly... especially in good (and busy) times! ;b

    Hi Lissa --

    Shocking pink is how A described it above! ;b

    Hi Trekcapri --

    Thanks -- especially as it sounds like you checked out other sections of the blog besides the Photo Hunt entry! Hope you come and visit some more. :)

    Hi SabineM --

    I think so too! :)

    Hi Sherry --

    Thanks! :)

    Hi Pat --

    And thanks to you too! :)

    Hi JMB --

    Thanks for the ID of the flowers in the bottom photo. In answer to your question: No, they were found in the Kokoen cultivated Garden.

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  26. bingJuly 5, 2009 at 2:25:00 PM GMT+8

    pink flowers abound for this week's theme! i am not a lover of pink but i love pink roses the best!

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  27. UnknownJuly 5, 2009 at 4:04:00 PM GMT+8

    lovely pink flowers. they're pleasing to the senses.

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  28. YTSLJuly 5, 2009 at 11:18:00 PM GMT+8

    Hi bing --

    Sorry there are no roses on my Photo Hunt entry!

    Hi Luna Miranda --

    I agree that those flowers are pleasing to the senses. :)

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  29. RandiJuly 5, 2009 at 11:42:00 PM GMT+8

    Great selection of pink - all of them are wonderful. I love the orchide from Penang - it´s gorgeous! I wish I could grow them in my garden - I have to keep them in the orangerie due to the climate.

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  30. Liz HindsJuly 6, 2009 at 3:15:00 AM GMT+8

    The last flower in particulr is lovely and unusual.

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  31. MaRJuly 6, 2009 at 2:41:00 PM GMT+8

    I love pink in nature!!

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  32. YTSLJuly 6, 2009 at 11:04:00 PM GMT+8

    Hi Randi --

    Yes, I can imagine that the Scandinavian climate wouldn't be conducive to hot house flowers! But at least you have an orangerie to grow them in...

    Hi Liz --

    Wish I knew its name but agree with you that it's lovely! :)

    Hi Mar --

    Same here! :)

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  33. IngridJuly 7, 2009 at 10:35:00 PM GMT+8

    If you want to see my post about Venice and the photos go here :
    http://gattinatravels.blogspot.com/

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  34. YTSLJuly 7, 2009 at 11:46:00 PM GMT+8

    Hi Gattina --

    Another blog??? ;b

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