May flowers

Today we had a very lovely rainy morning, and once the skies cleared — at least somewhat — I went out with the dog and found some more flowers, most of which I was able to identify with help from Google. Like the gorgeous pineapple guava blooms (Feijoa sellowiana) below:

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Old Tree

What is it about genus arboretum that socks us in the figurative solar plexus? We see a logging truck go cruising down the road, stacked with a bunch of those fresh-cut giants, we feel like we lost a brother. Next thing you know, we’re in The Brick, we’re flopping money down on the bar. Wood. We’re under a roof. Wood. […]

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Books or paper

The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Books or Paper. Your photos can include books or paper or things made out of what looks like paper or books.  Let’s see how creative you can be on for this week’s challenge.  Have fun with this week’s challenge.  

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Goose island

I’m never surprised to see Canada geese along the shores of Lake Natoma. But this pair it seems have found a safe nesting spot on a tiny island, shielded by Himalayan blackberry bushes and almost completely invisible from shore. The only way I managed to take pictures was by balancing awkwardly on some rocks and sticking my camera lens through […]

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