There are a lot of bougainvilleas here in the country, but the most common colors that you would see are the pink, white, and light violet/lilac ones. That’s why it came as such a surprise when I went home to the province for a short vacation and I saw that my mom had these bright red ones planted. They’re really pretty, and they really pop out, maybe because people aren’t really used to seeing them in this color. I took this shot just so I can compare it with bougainvilleas with other colors (I’ll try and post some here).

I actually like this shot, because there’s an illusion of depth in it, the background being slightly blurred even without any adjustments with the camera.

Short trivia for you: did you know that the colorful parts of the bougainvillea aren’t really petals, but are in fact called bracts, which are specialized leaves. The actual flowers are the small white ones usually surrounded by these.

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