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Photographed in my backyard today (9/28), Yakima County, Washington.
Thank you everyone for the views, invites, comments, awards, and faves.
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with small water drops
California Poppy - Eschscholzia californica - Goldmohn
Sony A7RIII with FE 90mm 2.8 Macro
Spring has arrived in California, seemingly a little early. Buds are bursting everywhere. The colors are back!!
San Francisco, "The City by the Bay" covers only 47 square miles (121.4 km ) and has a population of less than 900 thousand, but it ranks as one of the greatest cities in the world. A popular tourist destination, it is known for its cool foggy summers, steep rolling hills, eclectic architecture and landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, the former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, Fisherman's Wharf, and its Chinatown district.
It was founded in 1776 by colonists from Spain who were sent to establish religious missions in the New World. In 1821 after the Mexican War of Independence against Spain, it became a territory of Mexico until 1846 when it was ceded to the United States. The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought rapid growth, making it the largest city on the West Coast at the time. In 1906 most of the city was destroyed by an earthquake and fire, but it was quickly rebuilt. It was a major port of embarkation for service members during WWII.
Early morning nearby the California / Nevada border during the 'On The Highway' shoot (bit.ly/CarMV).
When I was at Jackson Bottom last weekend, this California Groundsquirrel was on a path ahead of me. it was reluctant to leave the path, so I just settled lower and took shots.
Post-Covid we managed to get away on our planned road trip although we did have to cut it short from our original plan as we lost 4 days. We also had to do some mammoth drives in order to fit in as much of the rest of it as we could. Our first stop was the first town to be reached south of the Californian border with Oregon. This is the coastline of Crescent City, not necessarily the California that is more familiar but incredibly beautiful nonetheless
The California Dancer (Argia agrioides) is a damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae, native from Oregon south through California to Arizona, as well as adjacent parts of Mexico.
The male have brilliant sky-blue; thorax shoulder stripe variably forked (lower stripe can be only interrupted); blue and black abdomen with pale spots usually at side of black ring, blue "tail" segments 8-10.
The female have less colorful, thicker bodied than male; usually tan and black, one form male-like.
Los Angeles. California.
Yesterday (6/23) afternoon two California Scrub-Jays that are often at my home were in my yard so I decided to feed them a few peanuts and photograph them. /there are almost always 2 of them when they show up. IMG_6988
This is the tree that is just south of the town of Bishop, California.
Also a snowless Mt Tom and Mt Basin in the background. Still waiting for the snow.
California Towhees are essentially large sparrows, with a sparrow’s short, rounded wings, long tail, and thick, seed-cracking beak – but towhees are larger and bulkier. The long tail and short wings can give this bird an ungainly look in flight.
Well we all know its not but I've been singing along to Roy Orbison as I so often do when a photo 'strikes a chord' as it were... when I am processing a raw file.
Padstow Harbour actually but looking so sunny last October between lockdowns.
Looking like a typical post card and I’m well aware of that but it just epitomises Cornwall for me re the light and colours so I make no apologies for putting this on. Neither a sunrise sunset or slow shutter...the four S’s that a landscape photographer strives for lol. Just that Cornish light that I happen to love ❤️
Thank you so much everyone for all your encouraging comments which I appreciate so much.
I am unable to reply or comment at the moment as I’m not feeling too well at present but I wish you all well....❤️