I am a personal fan of lots of foliage. I maintain several quite large house plants but they just don't compare to standing amongst a rain-forest. This was captured along the way to Hanna, a remote southern town on Maui.

scenic coastline of Maui

the lovely Andrea West orchid (Hawaii rainforest)

although pesky, once you start to explore the common housefly, all sorts of amazing discoveries can be made. this is a super-closeup shot of the shiny metallic area on a blue bottle fly (blue housefly) capturing an area about the thickness of a playing card. the surface contains deep dimple-like cavities (similar to a golf ball) with an ultra tiny hair (about 1/8000 of an inch) in each one. the blue metallic colouring is mirror-like and reflects our lighting around like a highly polished automobile.

an unusual grouping of various flowers

evening sun peeking through the sides of a Banyan tree forest immersed in a picturesque swampland

Wild raspberry bushes in northern Indiana

commonly misunderstood as an albino, this White Indian Peacock appears just as lovely as it's multi-coloured friends.