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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.
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Today's Flowers - One Year Anniversary
Congratulation to the Today's Flowers team on a wonderful year of flowers from all over the world!My new job and travel time doesn't give me much time to blog and visit everyone. I really miss it. So, I was determined to spend some time blogging. ...
Mellow Yellow Monday
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Monochrome Maniacs
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Today's Flowers - Magnolias
I've always loved magnolia blossoms, especially the white ones like the ones I've posted today. I'm fascinated by these big, beautiful blooms in the trees, some bigger than my face as I walk up to them (if I'm lucky enough to find them low on a tree...
My World Tuesday - The Corpse Flower
Thanks to Ebie over at The Main Ingredient I found out at the Huntingon Library Museum & Botanical Gardens had the Corpse Flower and that it was in bloom so I took the day went to see it. You can also see her blog about it if you Click here.The Amor...
Mellow Yellow Monday
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Mellow Yellow Monday - Yellow Centers
I thought my Mellow Yellow Monday shots would focus on some flowers with a sunburst of yellow as their centers. Visit Mellow Yellow Monday, the brightest meme on the internet, and brighten up your day....
Today's Flowers - Wooly Blue Curls
My photos for today's meme are called Trichostema Lanatum - Wooly Blue Curls. I wish I'd remember how to use the manual focus on my camera. Whenever I need it I can't remember how to get to it. I needed it for these because the lens kept wanting t...
A Day At Rancho Santa Ana
Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens is one of the places I visit but I don't mention it often because I don't go often even though it is the closest botanical garden to me. It's not as "pretty" as some of the other botanical gardens but it is definit...
Watery Wednesday #38 - Jewel Drops
If you haven't participated in or checked out Watery Wednesday, what are you waiting for! Get on over there and see what it's like to get cyber wet! CLICK HERE or on the icons at the bottom of this post and don't forget your cyber goggles.The other...
Today's Flower - Matilija Poppy
I thought I'd post the flower that's in my header. It's called a Matilija Poppy, is native to Northwestern America,and grows up to about 8 feet tall. The bush in my first photo was just slight taller than I am and I'm 5'4". It blooms between May and ...
Mindblowing - My World Tuesday
I've been waiting for the roses are Descanso Gardens to bloom. They are in full bloom now and it's absolutely mind-blowing. I don't think these photos do justice to what it looks or feels like to stand in the midst of this explosion of roses. Still...
Buzzy- Buzz- Buzz
I'm combining two memes today - Mellow Yellow Monday & Today's Flowers. My photos easily cover both, so why not?Please check out both memes by clicking the icons below. Go ahead, see flowers from all over the world and bright up you Monday my som...
Mellow Yellow Monday - RSABG #4
Though this is my entry for Mellow Yellow Monday, it's also my 4th from my visit to the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens. I've never seen this before but I thought the flowers were so pretty and interesting. They sure made for great shots. The pl...
Mellow Yellow Monday - Tidy-tips
I've been busy today and I've done three post. My actual Today's Flower post is two below this one but if you want to comment here rather than scroll down, it's okay. :-) I believe these are called tidy-tips. I took these at the Rancho Santa Ana B...
Mellow Yellow Monday
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Today's Flowers - Orchids
I've been to the Los Angeles Arboretum several times but my last visit a week ago was the first time I'd seen the green house where they keep their orchids. I've never seen so many varieties of orchids. Here are just a few of them. Okay, there are...
My World Tuesday - It's Spring
One of the places I love to visit is Descanso Gardens. This is my first Spring there since I started going and I loved it. I had such a good photo day. I took over 600 photos so of course I didn't know where to begin but I will be posting more late...
Today's Flowers
Up at the lake by my house I walked up over to the top of a hill and as I cleared the top of the hill the first picture is what laid out before be, almost a field of lavendar and purple daisies (if they're actually daisies). I thought it was was so ...
Today's Flowers/Mellow Yellow Monday
I'm combining two memes today because these photos fit both of them. I don't know what the first flower is. I know what the 2nd flower is but the names escapes me. I'm sure everyone knows the last ones - daffodils.If you like flowers, check out th...
Mellow Yellow Monday
I thought I'd post these flowers that have a splash of yellow in their centers, from the subtle yellow to the vibrant.Click on the icon below to participate or visit the brightest meme on the internet and brighten up your day!...
Spring Is Coming
I'm sure those of you who live where it snows can't wait for Spring. It's coming! We don't get snow here but even here our botanical gardens have been a little thread bare. Things are starting to bloom again. The fruit trees are breaking our in l...
Watery Wednesday #24
If you haven't visited the Watery Wednesday meme you should check it out. This is my entry for this week. These camelias are definitely watery. They had fallen out of the tree near a stream and were laying in the water.Feel like getting a little c...
Monochrome Monday/Mellow Yellow Monday
If you're looking for my Today' Flowers it's below this one. This week I'm using combining two memes and you'll see why shortly. Hope you enjoy them.If you'd like to see more Monochrome Monday shots from participants around the world, just click on ...
Today's Flowers
I was a little surprised to look out and see my apricot tree already had blossoms on it. For those of you surrounded by snow hoping for spring, it's coming! So, here are some of my apricot blossoms with some of the raindrops from the rain we've had....
Monochrome Monday
Talk about two extremes for my Monday posts - this one in black and white and then the brightest of yellow in the next. I hope you enjoy them both.If you'd like to see more Monochrome Monday shots from participants around the world, just click on th...
Today's Flowers - Classic Red Rose
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Today's Flowers
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Mellow Yellow Monday
Feeling a little mellow and yellow? This is a new meme started by Drowsy Monkey over at the People With Cameras blog. Drop by!Click on the icon below to participate or visit other mellow yellow posts....
Today's Flowers
I forgot what these are called. I think they're beautiful and they smell so good but it a thick fragrance. I find that if there are more than one or two in a bouquet of flowers it tends to be too overpowering.If you like flowers, check out the link...
