Colorful monotones
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Colorful Monotones (one single color).
Spring in December
This week I got a case of “spring fever” and spent the last couple of days reorganizing my craft room/office. It felt great to toss out piles of stuff I don’t use anymore and to donate some more yarn to the Hooks and Needles crafting group at Folsom Prison (see video below). This is such a wonderful group, I would […]
The Adventure Continues… Poinsettias
I’ve never featured this 2004 episode of California’s Gold in which Huell visits the Eckes’ poinsetta ranch in Encenitas, but I did link to it a couple of years ago. After spotting some blue and orange poinsettia plants for sale in the supermarket this morning, I thought it would be good to take another look at where and how these […]
Memento vitae
Over the last few years, more than one person has perished while trying to cross the street along this stretch of Greenback Lane, where traffic during the morning and evening rush hours can become especially hectic. I’ve driven my car and even walked past these loving memorials many times, and I figured it was time to stop and take a […]
Petal power
Today the weather was cool and overcast so I went for a walk around the neighborhood, and I couldn’t resist shooting some of the gorgeous roses I saw blooming at various locations. I just love these colors — and luckily they are easier for my camera to render more accurately than the deep red ones I often stop to admire.
Cold
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Cold.
Cactus garden
One of the vendors at Denio’s in Roseville is now selling some very tempting succulents; I saw these when I was there at the end of October.
Golden Gate garden
Last Friday, after spending about an hour wandering from the top to the bottom of Fort Point, I was happily surprised to discover all kinds of colorful flowers near the Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center. Even though I can’t identify them, they were just what I needed to see on this day when the sun was obscured not by […]
Awesome ice plant
Ice plant flowers come in a lot of different colors, but this was one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen. I spotted it near Baker Beach after I took a slight wrong turn on my way to Battery Chamberlin.