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This exotic tropical delight is called a gout plant or Jatropha podagrica, from the Euphorbiaceae family. It has many nicknames such as Gout Stick, Buddha Belly, Guatemala Rhubarb, and Tartogo. It makes a beautiful natural bonsai arrangement, too. It can grow to heights of 2-3 feet. It has a knobby, swollen stem with red flowers that grow in large terminal clusters. This particular image doesn't show the red flowers yet, but I will be uploading some of those soon. Photograph taken at Eureka Springs Park, Tampa, Florida.

I have been a photographer for many years. For so long, in fact, that I can no longer imagine my life without a camera to capture its special moments. It took me quite some time before I was able to connect myself to being an artist, because in my mind a photographer and an artist were two distinctly different things. While they were both creative, they used entirely different processes to achieve their artistic goals. Over time, however, I have recognized the remarkable similarities in the way that we look at visual elements such as composition, colors, lines, and light. I have come to understand that what constitutes fine art stands apart from whatever techniques that we artists use to ultimately reach that special place. My...