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Road Trip – Day 4 Yellow Bush Lupines on Samoa Dunes
As if we didn’t visit enough places today, we had to catch the Sunset at Samoa Beach, which is just west of Eureka. I was captivated by the endless yellow bush lupines on the dunes. It turns out that...
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Road Trip – Day 5 Columbia Lily from Fern Canyon
The first time I saw this beauty is from a fellow blogger’s Gravatar profile image. Then I saw it in person in Fern Canyon. It’s stunning! Her name is Columbia Lily. Columbia Lily and a Spider Columbia...
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Planting Roses – Part II
A little over 2 years ago, I posted this story about planting roses. Time flies… Two years later, My rose plant is still hanging tough. Just check out these pretty blossoms… A Red Rose Best of all, my...
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Sunflowers
After bidding farewell to the young Gopher Snake on the road, I made it to the little farm in my neighborhood park to take photos of the sunflowers there. Looks like it’s the end of the season for the...
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Salvia Sage (丹參鼠尾草) and its Visitors
I am told this is a type of Salvia. It could be a Salvia Sage, Salvia Greggii or Autumn Sage. I have some blogger friends who are experts in plants and flowers. Please help me identify.:-) The...
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Gardenia (桅子花)
I love the scent of gardenia. Throughout summer, almost on an every other day basis, I’d pick one flower and set it on my nightstand or next to my laptop during the day. The fragrance of gardenia often...
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Growing Hydrangea
I heard that you can grow hydrangea by just cutting a branch and go from there. The idea of propagating my hydrangeas downed on me early Spring when they were all dressed in new leaves. However, most...
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Rain
Without warning today, we had 4 hours of nonstop rain, torrential at times. In northern California, this is a big deal! Rain Drops on Lantana I seized the moment to capture some rain drops on my...
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Orchid (蘭花)
From time to time, I raise Orchids in pots indoor. They are generally very easy to care. I once had an orchid plant that lived with me for 8 years straight, blooming year after year. Orchid from my old...
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Society Garlic, a Close up Look.
I am continuing playing with my friend’s Macro lens. This time, the subject is my society garlic blooms, but I am allowed to get much closer… Society Garlic I am almost sold on this lens.:-)
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Butterfly – Meeting her End
I was surprised to see this Cabbage White late in the evening. My understanding was that butterflies are cold-blooded insects that can only fly well when their body temperatures are above 70 degrees F...
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Red New Zealand Tea Tree Flowers (松紅梅)
If you’ve been following along, you know how much I love my New Zealand Tea Trees. New Zealand Tea Tree Flower They are actually evergreen shrubs that starts to bud around this time of the year. The...
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Mexican Bush Sage
It has a formal name, Salvia leucantha, which is a bit tricky to memorize. Mexican bush sage is a herbaceous perennial that is native to subtropical and tropical conifer forests in central and eastern...
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Geranium and Tobacco Budworm (天竺葵與煙青蟲)
Do you see the little worm under my fuchsia colored geranium flowers? I didn’t notice the worm till I was viewing the photo on my big screen LCD. A budworm hide under some Geranium flowers it has been...
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A Local Park
Little girl swings high and wild flowers blooming everywhere. Blooming Bottle Wash flowers Lovely dandelion Little girl swings high Can you tell it is almost winter in Northern California? A wild daisy...
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Persimmon Flowers and My Persimmon Tree
My last posting about persimmon was very much on the sad side… I hope to do better this time. Up till this Spring, I’ve never seen a persimmon flower. Have you? That explains why I’ve never harvested...
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Sweet Rain (甘霖)
My little girls’ rain dances worked! Today’s Rain is heavy enough we can actually see the Rain Drops :-) It rained today!! More than drizzles… Hooray!! March is supposed to be the wettest month of the...
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Acacia
In the park near our house, there is this old tree. Initially, I thought it were a huge bush but it is actually a tree called Acacia, I am told. I was surprised to see a bee working in the sea of...
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Neighbor’s Magnolia
It’s early Spring again. As usual, my neighbor’s Magnolia tree starts to bloom earlier than mine. Magnolia While waiting for mine to blossom, I am enjoying these beauties across the street.
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