Stopped at a Rest Area

One of the other things I like about the turnpike is the little rest area/ restaurant things they have along the way.  Although it seemed like they were updating a bunch so it seemed like they were few and far between.  At any rate, we stopped at one and as I was heading back to the car, I noticed some trees and decided to get some pictures of them.

 I'm not sure what kind of trees they were, but I liked the flowers on them.  I thought they looked pretty.

 A closeup of the flowers.  I think I really like the way the purple flowers set off against the green background.

 Another angle of the flowers.

 I tried to get another closeup.

 I think I like this one the best.

 Just a shot of the branch against the sky.

 I tried to get some pictures of the surrounding area but not to much avail.  The barrier between the two sides of the freeway didn't help.

 But I did like this shot.

And the moon looked really nice.