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My eyes, mind and heart are who I am. Everything I see, think and feel may be in this blog from starting with my trip to Oahu and Pearl Harbor to photos I took at the Rose Parade. The world is my oyster...and so is this blog.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'flowers'
Don't Rain On My Parade
I've always love the Tournament of Roses Parade. Having lived around Los Angeles my whole life the Rose Parade is just one of those things that's been an annual thing I looked forward to every New Yea...
Today's Flower #8
I apologize for not knowing the name of this flowers. This is one of the flowers I took photos of at Descanso Gardens. Sometimes I get so busy taking pictures I forget to trying to find the name of ...
Ginger Plant
If I've identified this correctly, this is a Ginger Plant. I've seen it before but didn't know what it was. This was in a floral display in the Home and Garden section at the L.A. County Fair....
Today's Flower #7
My entry for Today's Flower is a wet rose.If you like flowers, check out the link below for more photos from bloggers participating in Today's Flowers....
White Roses
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses. - Alphonse KarA rose is an argument. It proclaims the triumph of beauty over brutality, of gentleness ...
Garden Visitors
Today's Flower #6
I don't know what kind of flower this is. It was one of the flowers at Descanso Gardens.If you like flowers, make you you check out the link below for more bloggers participating in Today's Flowers....
How Does Your Garden Grow
I thought these were some interesting displays for your garden. They were at the L.A. County Fair in the home and garden area. ...
Hibiscus - Today's Flower #5
I've seen many hibiscus in my day but I've never seen any quite this color before, especially the one that I'm not sure if it's grey or lavender.If you like flowers, make you you check out the link be...
Picture Puzzles
I really enjoy puzzles so I enjoy this site that allows you to upload one of your own pictures to make a puzzle that you can then email to someone or post on your site. I think it's fun and a little d...
Colorful Calla Lily
I believe this is a calla lily but I could be wrong. It's shaped like one but the colors... they were just amazing to me....
Today's Flowers - #4
I think these are day lilies. There is just something so pure about white flowers...If you like flowers, make you you check out the link below for more bloggers participating in Today's Flowers....
Spiders & Flowers
Why is it that the only time I've seen this Green Lynx spider it's been on a peach rose. I posted a couple of previous posts with this same spider but this one was on a rose at the Descanso Gardens s...
Descanso Gardens #2 - It's A Bee!
One of the things there were plenty of at Descanso Gardens were bees! Since I started taking photos again they don't worry me like they used to. I still have much respect for their stinging ability bu...
Descanso Gardens
I've been trying to find and visit every arboretum and botanical garden in the surrounding areas. The last one I visited was Descanso Gardens. Of the ones I've visited so far, I like this one the best...
Today's Flower #3
If you like photos of flowers click on over to Flowers From Today and check out all of the participants in Today's Flowers....
Pretty Flowers
The Rose Garden
I found another botanical garden at the University of Riverside here in Southern Cal. I kind of went crazy taking pics in the rose garden. It was beautiful, at least to me, and the aroma! Yumm! I took...
A Few Little Flowers
I found a new arboretum to visit. I've lived in this house over 13 years and have passed the entrance to this place I don't know how many times but never knew it was there. There is no sign out front ...
Little Green Spider
I took several shots of this green little spider. I'm sure I posted a couple of them in one of my earlier blogs but not this particular one.Klaus pointed out that this was one of the photos I already...
Calla Lilies
One of these is a photo that is in my header. It's one of my favorites....
Today's Flowers
Some Summer Flowers
Morning Glories
As pretty as these little purple flowers are, they are the bain of my garden existence. Not only do they attract bumble bees which send me running into the house but they take over EVERYTHING! I pul...
Magenta Gladiolas
PURPLE AND WHITE
I'm not sure what kind of lily this is or even if it's a lily thought that's what I've always called it. My neighbor has them in front of his yard and somehow the seeds wound up in mine and now I hav...
FTD CALLING
My doorbell rang today and it was FTD delivery flowers from a friend of mine for my birthday! It was one of the sweetest, most thoughtful things anyone has done for me in a long while. Of course, I ha...
GOLD FLAME ROSES
I'm so frustrated. I can't capture the exact color of these roses and I haven't figured out how to adjust the color without messing up the picture. The camera keeps flushing out the true red that is...
SPEAKING OF FLOWERS....
I've been going through old photos. I've watched the Rose Parade since I was a kid and even though it's only been about 20 minutes away (driving distance), I'd never gone. Over the last few years I wo...
TODAY'S PHOTOS
I'm probably the only one who likes this picture of this dried portion of a flower where the seed pods have opened. There was just something about the color and texture that was photographable to me....