Archive for the ‘Gardens’ Category

Cholla Garden

Feb 2nd, 12 / 25 Comments

Welcome February! We have a sunny forecast this weekend in the mid 70′s. Spring is almost here, and the wildflowers are slowly starting to bloom in some areas.

Just in time to catch the last light of the sun.

The desert, too will be filled with cacti blooms. Cholla cactus is the general name for a group of cactus with elongate, cylindrical, branching stems.

Cholla Garden
Joshua Tree National Park
29 Palms, California
January 28, 2012

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Golden Pond

Jan 20th, 12 / 11 Comments

Depending on the time of  day, and the position of the sun, we may have a Golden Pond.

It probably was windy days before we got here, these leaves settled on the pond.

I saw one turtle, but he was too far for me to capture.

Santa Barbara Botanical Garndens
Santa Barbara, CA
January 14, 2012

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Serenity at the Lake

Jan 17th, 12 / 15 Comments

After the hike at Solstice Canyon on  Saturday morning, I took another route heading home. I drove through Pacific Coast Highway rather than driving the hills and canyons. Then I realized that I have not visited this place for a long time.

A welcome mat of freshly watered flowers greeted me, as I walk around the lake.

Soothing green and yellows found an inner peace in me.

Sitting on a mosaic tiled bench, meditating…..

In the background is the Temple where a portion of Ghandi’s ashes is enshrined.

Self Realization Fellowship
Lake Shrine Temple
Dedicated 1950

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Of Pumpkins and Costumes

Sep 30th, 11 / 17 Comments

Quite a few changes in the weather and colors. You see farms and botanical gardens changing their themes!

Kids and grown ups dressing up.  Such pretty shoes!

And fancy skirt glitters!

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Senses

Sep 21st, 11 / 15 Comments

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Trichostema lanatum is the scientific name for woolly blue curls. It is a small evergreen shrub or sub-shrub native to arid coastal chaparral regions of California and the northern parts of Baja California.

It is also multi-branched and grows up to 5 ft. tall.  The blue flowers are dense clusters, with the stem and calyces covered in woolly hairs of blue, pink, or white.

Sense of touch
Sense of smell
Sense of love!

The flowers have fuzzy spikes and grow in  abundance from  May to August. The leaves are narrow and aromatic. In some gardens that I have visited, besides visual signs, they have Braille, too.

These flowers attract hummingbirds, too.

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