Backlit:
Photographed against the low sun, these leaves are very pretty, don't you think?
This site had both S. alata and S. psittacina, but we found neither hybrids nor
pink-flowered plants. It was an odd contrast with the previous site,
that had pink-flowered S. alata but no S. psittacina.
Here's another view of a different plant, not quite as nice, but that
shows you more signs of a previous burn.
While Beth and I enjoyed chattering, proposing theories and counter-theories about the
things we were seeing (Beth always having to disagree with everything I suggested, no matter how sensible or self-evident),
what we saw next shut us both up, other than a repeated,
"Wow...Wow...Oh my...Wow...Oh man..."
