My Entry for Shadow Hunters Community Contest/Show Me a Shadow: Round 328 - Morning Sun and Shadows on Blue Turmeric Leaves - GaiaYoga Gardens, Lower Puna, Big Island, Hawai'i - Sunday, June 30, 2024

Warm greetings fellow shadow hunters! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

This is my very first entry in the Shadow Hunters Community Contest in about 2 years time. I've been a very buzzy Hive bee since then, so it fell by the wayside, but I've wanted to jump back in pretty much the whole time, so here I am!

These photos that I'm sharing with you here were taken today, in the early-morning light. They are (mostly) the leaves of the blue turmeric - Curcuma aeruginosa, a rarer species of turmeric, closely related to the usual orange and yellow variants. I planted this patch about 3 years ago, and and it is quite a glorious sight when the sun back-lights the leaves. Because it is so beautiful, I find myself taking photos of the play of sun and shadows on their leaves very often. I hope that you find them as lovely as I do! It was really difficult to choose only one photo for my entry! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙

👇This is my entry!👇

All photos were taken with my Motorola G Play 2024 Android Phone.

Thank you all so much who have helped me get to where I am today, and allowing me to share more of the beauty and magic from my life and my world with you, and for your continuous appreciation and support! I am truly deeply grateful! 😁🙏💚✨🤙

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