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Superbloom 2019 Part II
Welcome back to Superbloom, or as some are calling it, The Poppy Apocalypse. Here’s another shot of the Elsinore Mountains with the poppies in the foreground. Really can’t get over the colors. The terrain is so unusual too. This is … Continue reading
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Tagged Cali winter, California, California poppies, flowers, Lake Elsinore, natural beauty, Socal, Superbloom 2019, Walker Canyon
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Superbloom 2019 Part I
As I said, I took a lot of photos at Walker Canyon, so will divide them into two parts. I forgot to mention that the sky was insanely blue that day. We have such beautiful skies in the winter. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Cali, Cali winter, California, California poppies, flowers, Lake Elsinore, natural beauty, Socal, Superbloom2019
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Happy First Week of Spring!
OK, now it’s official. Spring has arrived, although we’re still having rainy cool weather. Can’t complain, though–we need the rain desperately. And at least it’s not snow. I took the above while living on the East Coast and they are … Continue reading
Found Some Bikes in Amsterdam
For years I’ve been seeing photos of bikes in Amsterdam with one of the many canals in the background. So of course I was hoping to capture my own. No worries, bikes are everywhere. Not as many as in Copenhagen, … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, bikes, Cafe Hansel and Gretel, canals, flowers, Holland, The Netherlands
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Norwegian Blue
A blue door in the old town of Stavanger, Norway. It was raining when we first walked around, but stopped long enough so I could take some photos. A really lovely area. Thanks so much for the kind words, emails, … Continue reading
The Rustic Charm of Talkeetna
The town of Talkeetna, Alaska, is the gateway to Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley). I was lucky enough to do a flightseeing tour while there and will share those photos in a future post. As of 2010, the population was 876. … Continue reading
Pink Ranunculus
I didn’t make it to the Flower Fields in Carlsbad this year. (You can see photos from two years ago here and here.) But I found some beautiful pink Ranunculus at Trader Joe’s, of all places. I was never a … Continue reading
Rain in May
We’ve been having really unusual weather lately. Cool and windy and now, rainy. I never thought I’d be happy to see rain after years in the D.C. area, but we’re in the middle of a drought. While walking Rocky, I … Continue reading
Farmer’s Market
While strolling through a farmer’s market recently, I caught some sunshine. . . . Some cosmos too. Oh yes, there were vegetables. Fruit and nuts and fudge too. Ever tasted pattypan squash? I love squash, but haven’t tried this one. … Continue reading
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Tagged California, cosmos, flowers, sunflowers, sunlight, zucchini and pattypan squash
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A Peony Found
I took only family photos on our trip, so I’m posting a peony shot that got lost in the shuffle when I was in Hawaii. . . . Hope you all had a nice weekend. {carole}
