Posts tagged "nature"

I can’t decide which catctus flowers I like more.

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I love how in La Jolla the sea lions (currently) get to do their own thing. Some people want to get close to them, but those 800 lb (350 kg) males terrify me. Please treat the animals respectfully.

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Always love the views in La Jolla. 🌻🦭🏖️

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Siempre me encantan las vistas de La Jolla. 🌻🦭🏖️

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We went back to the San Diego Zoo this weekend and I came home with some fun pictures. I think my favorite animals to look at were the White-fronted Bee-eater. Though the weaver birds in the same aviary exhibit were also impressive. Despite a short downpour of rain, I had...

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I’m lichen all the moisture loving fungi and mosses up in Washington. 💚

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The frogs are really loving having moisture again! They’re making so much noise this week.

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I had a nice walk with the family on the east coast. We walked to what my niece calls the “loopty-loop” (i.e. cul-de-sac) at the end of their street and found this one tree holding on to fall. When editing the photo to post, I noticed the denoise function really...

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The sunset yesterday was so stunning. Denver was just happy to be on the beach.

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La puesta de sol de ayer fue impresionante. Denver estaba feliz de estar en la playa.

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I still need to do a lot of work to post about our trip to Washington, but here’s a random texture from the trip I enjoyed. 🌲

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I would just like to wish everyone a #SuperbOwl day. Whooo needs Eagles when you have owls?

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Felt like posting a photo today. This was a fun one from the San Diego Safari Park. It’s a Great Blue Turaco.

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There are a lot of reasons I historically haven’t liked the beach: the sun burning my skin, the wind and water leaving me cold, sand getting on everything, social pressures from crowded beaches and exhausted people. But one of the gifts from this past year has been learning to enjoy...

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It’s been a busy last month. I had a lot of fun on the central California coast but I’m happy to have a couple weekends to rest too.

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A year later I finally got my Instagram photos backfilled. I hope to make it easier to upload photos in the future but it feels good to have combined the two collections.

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Because I haven’t posted enough of either, here’s a yellow flower on a cactus

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The roses were in full bloom this weekend at the rose gardens. So many interesting varieties. Loved these “Love Song“ roses “Rock-n-roll“ roses I'm a little mesmerized by this animation

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I got a lot of sun this weekend, but I’d like to think it was worth it.

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I think plants just go crazy in Southern California 🤔

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Saw quite a few of these handsome California Quail out hiking this weekend.

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I love that this is named a “Cobwebby thistle”. It’s so cool to look at.

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Even the desert can be beautiful. Often life still thrives in its own unique way.

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Photography has been a fun hobby to pick up. Though I may backfill older posts I wanted to start with something fresh. I’m looking forward to adding more content to my site.

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Sometimes the camera captures the picture you want. Sometimes it captures something else. Pictured in background: Allen’s Hummingbird

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Getting out on the water with extended family was a nice way to end a weekend saying goodbye to a loved-one. I enjoyed meeting more of Bekah’s family and talking birds with her uncles. I wish it could have been under better circumstances. Honestly the kayaking was a little frustrating,...

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We went camping in February!?! We stayed at Lake Skinner last weekend with some friends from church. Had lots of sun on Saturday, but we had our coldest day of the month when the weather shifted to cloudy, windy, and 50°F (10°C) on Sunday 😁 Even though we stayed in...

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Water in the desert

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@bekahbugs and I really enjoyed walking down the beach and getting Shake Shack shakes at Crystal Cove state park near Laguna Beach. Saw quite a few new birds like this Black-bellied Plover down by the seashore. Totally worth getting sunburned 😎😬

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I love this little collection of plants against this tree trunk.

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This is a cool plant sometimes referred to as a “sensitive plant”. It folds up when touched perhaps has a way to avoid being eaten. I remember seeing some back in Liberia. Apparently they are native in tropical parts of the Americas.

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