Rainy season flower

Posted by Aaron Schmidt (Auckland, New Zealand) on 14 October 2005 in Plant & Nature.

It has been very rainy here in Auckland recently so this picture seems appropriate. Last weekend we had a major wind storm (140+ km/h), strong enough to blow the the top off the Supertop! In the Northern hemisphere there is a saying: April showers bring May flowers. I've been trying to think of what works here in the Southern Hemisphere. Suggestions are welcome. Maybe it could start with: October rains bring ...

Canon EOS REBEL
1/80 second
F/5.6
ISO 800
31 mm