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In Golden Gate Park.
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Im in a bit of a slump...just can't seem to get things in focus. I captured these this morning as the sun was coming up over the Birch and Pine.
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We saw 7 foty butterflies yesterday as ATL hit 80o: Spring azures, Cloudless sulphur and overwintering Question Marks.
Late Winter frogs and quince are peaking right now, while Spring frog species, daffodils and early bloomer trees are busy announcing the change of seasons.
The smell of yellow quinces is a sign that autumn arrived.
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Looking close... on Friday! and theme "Texture in Flora"
The quince (/ˈkwɪns/; Cydonia oblonga) is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the Malinae subtribe (which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yellow pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear. Ripe quince fruits are hard, tart, and astringent. They are seldom eaten raw, but are processed into marmalade, jam, paste (known as quince cheese) or alcoholic beverages.
The quince tree is also grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive pale pink blossoms and other ornamental qualities.
The tree grows 5 to 8 metres (16 to 26 feet) high and 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) wide. The fruit is 70 to 120 mm (3 to 4+1⁄2 in) long and 60 to 90 mm (2+1⁄2 to 3+1⁄2 in) across.
The immature fruit is green with dense grey-white fine hair, most of which rubs off before maturity in late autumn when the fruit changes colour to yellow with hard, strongly perfumed flesh. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, 60–110 mm (2+1⁄2–4+1⁄2 in) long, with an entire margin and densely pubescent with fine white hairs. The flowers, produced in spring after the leaves, are white or pink, 50 mm (2 in) across, with five petals.
(from Wikipedia)
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The little fellow was taking an after dinner nap at Ueno Zoo, Tokyo.
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An older 4x5 negative, taken about 30 years ago.
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Flower of Marmelo...Portuguese name for quince. The large yellow fruit is made into marmelado, a thick jelly.