My World: Downtown LA Views
February 28th, 2010
Thanks to the My World team
Klaus, Sandy, Wren, Fishing Guy and Sylvia
Working from the 19th floor in a Downtown Los Angeles building, this is my everyday views of the city. I only posted a few, not to saturate this post with a lot of photos.
Hollywood sign from a distance
Loyola University, where the School of [...]
Cactus Monday: Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi
February 28th, 2010
This post is linked to
Cactus Monday
@ Teri’s Painted Daises
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Crassulaceae
Genus: Kalanchoe
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The common name is Lavender Scallops, a small shrubby succulent. It grows from 1 to 2 feet tall with stems that spread out and root along the ground. They form large colonies with thick and fleshy lavender [...]
Face Painting and a Birthday Party
February 27th, 2010
It rained last night, it rained this morning, and I am going to my office mate’s daughter’s birthday party. Well, nothing stopped the kids and even the grown ups from enjoying indoors! For the piƱata part, it was done in the basement of the house.
Ssssh, I saw one handsome actor of the big [...]
Nepenthes: Tropical Pitcher Plants
February 27th, 2010
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Luiz Santilli, Denise Gullickson, Laerte Pupo, Valkyrien
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nepenthaceae
Genus: Nepenthes
Nepenthes, popularly known as tropical pitcher plants, are a genus of carnivorous plants that grow in wet habitats in the tropical areas of the world, especially in the steamy jungles of Southeast Asia. It is [...]
Letter S: Sand Dunes
February 26th, 2010
Hosted by Melissa our Fun Friday group started an A to Z meme.
Today’s topic is the letter S.
The Mesquite Sand Dunes is located in the Stovepipe Wells area of Death Valley National Park. These dunes served as sand dune scenes for several Hollywood movies including films in the Star Wars series. The primary source [...]









