Lehua Flower by sharky_
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Lehua Flower. A flower from the Ohi'a Tree.
There is a story to this Lehua flower and its Ohi'a tree. In Hawaiian Legend, our volcano or fire goddess name "Pele" was in love with this person name Ohi'a. But when she saw Ohi'a was in love with another person named Lehua, she was angered. With her fire and magical powers, she killed them both. When the other Gods heard of this, they were angered and ordered her to change Ohi'a and Lehua into a form that they will never part again. Pele created this Ohi'a tree with a beautiful flower called Lehua. The couple Lehua and Ohi'a will never be separated again. It is said that if you pick the Lehua flower, it will rain as Lehua and Ohi'a do not want to be separated again.
Our Hawaiian culture till this day has strong beliefs in the fire goddess "Pele". We respect her land as we walk on and we respect her land as we walk off. Aloha and thank you for viewing.........
Comments (22)
Great macro. I have been trying to get a close-up like this. Good work.
wow, what a pretty looking flower!!! i never saw one like it! Hawaii sure has some beautiful things to see!!! outstanding capture!!!
Very nice close up of this interesting plant.
Stunning macro work.... one could actualy count the little stems of pollen off this flower from this photo.
Superb macro..what a beautiful flower! Great shot V :)
Beautiful flower with a wonderful legend!!!!! Never to be seperated again!!!!! Love it!!!! I think people must be picking these flowers though because you get a lot of rain there!!!! Hence the lush environment!!!!!!
Oh what a sweet looking flower! So fluffy and colourful. This is an excellent macro, but it could have been magnificent if you had managed to get the top of it as well. But still far more impressive than anything ill ever do. Well done indeed, have a great weekend #:O)
Enjoyed your "love" story very much. Respect for nature is a great attitude!
wowww elegant so delicate......mmmmm what a beautiful mythological legend.. nothing like a woman scorned.. ekkkk..... fantastic composition :)
FABULOUSSSSSSSSSSSSS!bravo!V:DDD
Superb macro !
Amazing flower... beautiful !
Respect to Pele....lovely Bloom....a similar exist in Aotearoa...aloha :]
a wonderful flower. excellent photography !!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!
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Superb!! Nicely done!! Love this!!
Beautiful Lehua blossom...Please don't pick any this weekend while I'm off...Aloha!
Wow! Very interesting legend,and a clever way to discourage people not to pick those amazing beautiful flowers! But we'll stic with the legend right,it's much more interesting!Awesome close-up! Beautiful colors sharp like a knife!Right on my friend!
Shoutin out all props to Pele! ;0] Seriously, great shot and legend to go with it. We have a bottlebrush tree blooming right now that looks a lot like that. :)
beautiful colored and special flower! fantastic details and simply wonderful capture! ;o)
Beautiful macro shot....!!!!
Wonderful story of an even more wonderful flower!