Today, two weeks later, your photos are no longer big, much to the contrary: they have become quite small. Yet, I can still see them and am now wondering where you were travelling to get them, they do not look quite so "Dutch" to me . That flower is a beauty ... but they don't grow in our parts of the world in the wild - did this one grow in the wild?
You are right, I have been all over Been to the US for a year and on a vacation to Africa. But that flower, is right in my back yard. Looks sweet huh? The bird was taken in Rwanda and the mountains are called "badlands", you can find them in South Dakota, near Mount-Rushmore. Thanks for commenting