Thanksgiving Cactus
I was able to take closeup photographs of a Thanksgiving cactus bloom after much experimentation and learning. Read More …
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I was able to take closeup photographs of a Thanksgiving cactus bloom after much experimentation and learning. Read More …
We visited Palm Springs, California when we were visiting Joshua Tree National Park and the Salton Sea area. Read More …
Each morning we have nice stands of Pleated Inkcap Mushrooms (Parasola plicatilis) due to warm and damp days nights in some flower beds. Read More …
Last month, Beverly and I attended a community supper/musical performance. One of the people at our table told us about a nearby footbridge which was covered with a wisteria vine and flowers. She showed us several pictures she had taken. The next evening we returned to that area to find and photograph the wisteria. Beverly Read More …
Note: This post is one of a series about our visit to New River Gorge and Bridge in late October 2018. Unfortunately, there was not a lot of color in the trees then. For details of the New River National River and links to other posts, please see New River Gorge and Bridge (Overview). Turkey Read More …
The Joshua Tree (a member of the lily family) is native to the arid southwestern United States, where it is confined mostly to the Mojave Desert. Read More …
The Philadelphia Flower Show is the longest-running and largest horticulture showcase in the world. The 2018 theme was “Wonders of Water,” which emphasized the life-sustaining role that water plays in tropical, temperate, and arid landscapes. The image above was a very large exhibit in the entrance foyer by Subaru, who was a major sponsor. There were Read More …
By Beverly I enjoy gardening and especially, growing flowers. I planted sunflower seeds in one of our garden beds and I was delighted with the results. Not only did we get to watch them grow and enjoy seeing all the pollinators they attracted, the flowers were very photogenic. They slowly follow the movement of the Read More …
In May 2017, Beverly called me outside immediately after a rainstorm to see the water lilies on our fishpond. When I saw the raindrops on the lily pads, I began taking pictures. As I moved around the pond taking pictures, I realized that in some directions, the rain drops were highlighted by the afternoon sun Read More …