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Happy Valentine’s Day (TGIF)
This year, the western Valentine’s Day coincides with the eastern Lantern’s Day. A red rose Happy Valentine’s Day A friend of mine made a humorous comment. She says: If you receive a bouquet of roses,...
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Dew
Technically, these God sent pearls should be rain drops, because it drizzled last night. Dew on rose leaf Dew on grass Can you find me in one of these water pearls? Water Pearl Dew on rosemary Hope you...
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Cherry Plum Flowers
My cherry plum tree is still taking its sweet time to blossom. In the meantime, those around my work area are flowering profusely. Cherry Plum Flowers Pathway to a Parking Lot We are positively in the...
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Snail on Bird of Paradise
A friend at work brought me some home grown vegetables from her garden. This little snail came with the fresh vegetables. Snail Snail on Bird of Paradise The snail became my office pet for the rest of...
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Leave my Cherry Flowers alone!!
It’s that time of the year again – my cherry plum tree is blossoming. It’s that time of the year again – neighborhood’s house finches are picking off my beautiful cherry plum flowers from the tree and...
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More Rain
Rain. Rain. Rain. New Zealand Tea Tree flowers soaked in the rain Cherry Blossoms in the rain water Cherry Blossoms in the rain Rain looks good day and night. I love watching the shinning flowers in...
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Daisy Mums and their Visitors
Daisy is a hardy plant with long flowering season. Although considered invasive, daisy can be contained with little watering, making it a good fit in places where rain is rare. A garden snail in a...
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Spring Rain
Just as we thought Spring would be the end of our rainy season, we got more rain! Rain on our front deck Rain in our backyard More rain will be in the near future according to weather forecast....
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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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