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Iris: German Beard Iris
In my garden, there are many German Beard Iris in different colors. However, they don’t seem to bloom in the same season during the same year. Ink blue German Beard Iris Wine colored German Beard...
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Growing Chives
These photos are the work of the past 18 months. It all started when I blogged a vegetarian recipe of tofu cheese with chive buds. In my post, I whined a bit about how expensive imported fresh chive...
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Honeybee
Another take on French Lavenders with Honeybees, with focus on the bees. Honeybee on French Lavender Blooms
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Lavender – Harvest Time
This is the first time I am harvesting my French Lavender. French Lavender My big old French Lavender blooms faithfully every summer! Except the honeybees, those who received my hand made lavender...
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Summer Flowers
Even during this severe drought, we have flowers. Little flowers that often require Marco lens to depict their delicate beauties. Agapanthus, or Midnight Blue Salvia Microphylla, or Forever Red Pink...
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Mustard Field
Mustard flowers bloom in Spring in California. Often between March and April. Mustard Field An oil painting by nature We were surprised to find that up north in Calgary Canada, Mustard flowers bloom in...
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Lantana
It’s the season of Lantana again… Orange Colored Lantana Lantana with multiple colors Red Lantana Hope I’ve made some progress in photographing these beauties comparing to one year ago. In the process...
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Rain Droplets
Last night, it rained for the first time since April of this year. Rain Drops Rain Drops on Lantana When I first heard of the rain forecast yesterday afternoon, I thought the mediologist was smoking...
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Spider
Start of the season Autumn is also the beginning of finding spiders to photograph. Found a spider this morning The spider and its cobweb They are busy catching dying bugs and butterflies as food for...
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California Poppy
I am interrupting our European trip journal with a wild flower report, California Poppy. My little girl in a small Poppy field Our beautiful State Flower California Poppy, also named Cup of Gold or...
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Almond Blossoms
I took these photos one week before California Gov. Jerry Brown announced the state’s first mandatory water restrictions. Everyone from homeowners to those on college campuses will be forced to cut...
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Search for Wildflowers in Point Reyes
It’s been a while since I last captured on photos fields of wildflowers of Point Reyes National Seashore. Douglass Iris at Point Reyes Seashore Small bushes of Lupines along our hiking trails...
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Big Sur
Wildflowers are still blooming in Big Sur. Patches of California Poppies in Big Sur The Coastline of Big Sur Bixby Bridge of Big Sur Come see for yourself. Another view of the Big Sur Coastline Do you...
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Van Gogh Iris
It’s that time of the year again – German Irises are blooming in my garden. But it’s not a very good year for Iris so far as I still don’t have many variety of blossoms to show… Except this deep blue...
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Crepe Myrtles (紫薇, 縐桃金娘, 百日紅)
We are in the 4th year of severe drought … there are less and less flowers to show off here at the Peach Garden, except some Crepe Myrtles. Crepe Myrtle Blooms Crepe Myrtle Crepe myrtles or crape...
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More Sunflowers
Living in California, you would think I get to see endless sunflowers this time of the year. It just isn’t so! I remember it would be harvest time for sunflower seeds right now, but these Sunflowers...
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