Beautiful Proteas...

I'm a member of a South Africans in Michigan group on Facebook, and the other day someone posted that they had an extra bunch of Proteas that they didn't need. Proteas are abundant in the Western Cape province, and the King Protea is South Africa's national flower. 

I looked up where they were located and quickly decided that the 20-minute drive was worth it for these beauties. It's rare to find Proteas in the United States, and so this was a true blessing!

The yellow flower here is a pincushion - one of many varieties of Proteas found in South Africa.