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cristina61

Avid knitter, amateur photographer, dedicated hiker. Love cycling and watching pro cycling races. Crazy about dogs!

Bridge project, Part 2

Earlier this month I showed you the pathway/stair portion of the redevelopment project on the south side of the Lake Natoma Crossing. This post will cover two remaining parts of […]

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Hypericum perforatum

Invasive weed or traditional medicine? Common Saint John’s wort is flourishing at the base of the bluffs on Lake Natoma.

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Little sword

Gladiolus is sometimes called the ‘sword lily’, but is usually called by its generic name (plural gladioli).

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Spare parts

CWW

Cee’s Which Way Challenge

Cee’s Which Way Challenge: June 22, 2018

Animals

Any Animal

My entry for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge this week: June 21, 2018

nature

An apple with many seeds

The pomegranate fruit may seem fairly intimidating to those of us accustomed to bananas and apples, but they have long been used in cooking and they pack a serious nutritional […]

California's-Gold

The Adventure Continues… Coloma

I was able to visit the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park about a month ago; it was my first time back in decades, after first seeing the park during […]

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Flower falls

For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls and its beauty perishes. So will the rich man fade away in the midst of […]

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Sunbathers

CFFC

Horizontal Line(s)

The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Horizontal line(s). Go through your photo archives and see what photos you have that fits the current week’s challenge, or better […]

Animals

I’m watching you like a hawk

Red-shouldered Hawks return to the same nesting territory year after year. One Red-shouldered Hawk occupied a territory in southern California for 16 consecutive years — Allaboutbirds.org

archived photos

Memory Monday, Week 71

Welcome back to Memory Monday after a two-week break! My next series features a collection of black and white prints dating from the late 1940s and early 1950s. My mom […]

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Refresh

Photography

Ontario to Sacramento

Flying home from Southern California last week, I got a few photos — mostly near the beginning and the end of the flight. Sacramento was easy for me to identify, […]

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Botanic Garden blooms

Even in just one small corner of the Botanic Garden at UC Riverside there are plenty of colorful flowers to point your camera at. I tried to avoid the bright […]

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cristina61

Bridge project, Part 2

Hypericum perforatum

Little sword

Spare parts

Cee’s Which Way Challenge

Any Animal

An apple with many seeds

The Adventure Continues… Coloma

Flower falls

Sunbathers

Horizontal Line(s)

I’m watching you like a hawk

Memory Monday, Week 71

Refresh

Ontario to Sacramento

Botanic Garden blooms