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The first lily of the summer. Bought as a single stem several years back, this lily plant has now multiplied into six through its own effort without human intervention. Perhaps I should split it this year or try to harvest some of the seed pods. For those interested, instructions are enclosed in link below. No. 6 of Colour Palette series.
The wild rugosa rose has single blooms, with five petals in a single row, while hybrid rugosa roses have double blooms -- numerous petals in an informal arrangement. homeguides.sfgate.com/rugosa-rose-67975.html
Wishing you all a wonderful and safe new week.
The rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa) [...] possesses the beautiful, fragrant, lasting blooming characteristic of the more delicate rose varieties. [...]. "Rugosa" means wrinkled in Latin, referring to the crinkly appearance of its dark green leaves.
The wild rugosa rose has single blooms, with five petals in a single row, while hybrid rugosa roses have double blooms -- numerous petals in an informal arrangement. homeguides.sfgate.com/rugosa-rose-67975.html
Photographed on a pleasant stroll in Kings Mill Park, North Vancouver, BC, Canada
The rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa) [...] possesses the beautiful, fragrant, lasting blooming characteristic of the more delicate rose varieties. [...]. "Rugosa" means wrinkled in Latin, referring to the crinkly appearance of its dark green leaves. [...]. Hybrid rugosa roses have double blooms -- numerous petals in an informal arrangement. homeguides.sfgate.com/rugosa-rose-67975.html
Many insects including butterflies have been suffering because of air pollutants, and by extension we also we suffer this effect. We will be in big trouble without the pollinators that distribute the polen to plants to form seeds and fruit.
If you want to know more about butterflies, how to help them, and more interesting stuff, visit this site is very good:
homeguides.sfgate.com/pollution-indirectly-kill-harm-plan...
This a Fritillary butterfly, another one that was left behind, this time from 2013. Right here in PA some butterflies have started to fly around, but the parks and recreation areas will have more of them around may, so next month I will packing my camera bag for the butterfly season!
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Photography is my passion, and nature photography is my favorite.
I have been in Explore for more that a hundred times, and it is an awesome experience to have your photos showcased in such a special way.
I'm in many groups, and I only add my photos to them if they are not private.
I thank your for coming today, for leaving a comment, and make a favorite of yours this photo, (if that is the case) thanks again!
The best part of this forum is the contacts and friends that I have made over the years, that have the same passion for this art that is called photography!
Martha,
Chase the morning fog at Grizzly Peak Berkeley this time. It was bit early when I predicted the fog would come to the bay. Well, I was so lucky to see it with my friends! The lucky one as one of my favorite fog shot.
#colors #fog #dreamycity #sanfrancisco #alwayssf #ABC7news #sfgate #luckysnapshot #霧 #城市 #三藩市 #海灣大橋
"Sycamore seed balls, when washed and dried, make a versatile all-natural craft material. Dye the seed balls with food coloring or nontoxic tempera paint and hang them from ribbons to make holiday ornaments. To make a holiday wreath, twist a chenille stem into a ring and use quick-dry tacky glue to attach sycamore balls around the circle. Hang the wreath from a ribbon when it is dry."
what to do with sycamore tree seed pods homeguides.sfgate.com
Zinnia x hybrida. La Ceja, Colombia.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
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William Land Park
WPA Rock Garden
Sacramento, California
What Is the Difference Between a Cardoon and an Artichoke?
homeguides.sfgate.com/difference-between-cardoon-artichok....
Kilmacduagh abbey ruins, taken in the very early morning, near Gort, county Galway, Ireland. The round tower is famous for its slight lean, drawing comparisons to the tower in Pisa, the selfie crowd posing as "holding back" the tower hasn't arrived yet, but it's only a matter of time before they do.
And oh about the selfie crowd, I saw this interesting article about yet another bunch of brainless instagram victims:
www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Instagrammers-hospitalized-...
Whether you want to dabble with developing your own special strain of zinnias or simply save money at seed-buying time, saving viable seeds from the zinnia plants in your garden is quick and easy. Today’s zinnias are descended from Zinnia elegans, native zinnias found in Mexico and the southern United States. Heirloom seeds, sometimes called heritage seeds, produce offspring true to parent plants -- the flowers you grow from heirloom seeds are similar. Hybrids revert to the lineages that were crossbred during the development of the hybrid variety, and planting seeds from these flowers results in a wide range of flower types.
homeguides.sfgate.com/collect-seeds-zinnia-flowers-67541....
Red Calandiva - kalanchoe Succulent. Dedicated macro lens. No Crop, No post processing. homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-calandiva-37061.html
Pink Calandiva- kalanchoe Succulent. Dedicated macro lens. No Crop, No post processing. homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-calandiva-37061.html
La Ceja, Colombia.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
Zinnia x hybrida
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
The recent steady rain in California has brought an abundance of orange poppies aka superbloom in Lake Elsinore, CA. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/superbloom-Lake-Elsinore-p...
at the sheer spectacle and enthusiasm, but most of all the music.
Taken during the Paul McCartney concert at AT & T Park, San Francisco, CA on Sat., July 10, 2010.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/11/DDCS...
Last nights full moon rising....step by step....
Featured on SFGate.com
blog.sfgate.com/stienstra/2013/05/28/bay-area-skys-big-show/
"Time Flies, Moments Last"
The supposedly haunted Padre Hotel is located in downtown Bakersfield, CA - USA. I was hoping to get photos from the rooftop but was denied access.
Interesting info: www.sfgate.com/travel/article/bakersfield-padre-hotel-hau... and here: theclio.com/entry/27418
Zinnia x hybrida
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
La Ceja, Colombia.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
It was next day after full moon at Crissy field to chase the moonset moment. I have seen someone took the shot of the airplane with the moon before but I haven't get such chance ;). This was a very lucky moment that I took a shot of a pelican flying to the moon. I like the moon to align that tower in next couple more seconds. Well, until next full moon.
#moon #goldengatebridge #SFgate #luckysnapshot #pelican #月球
La Ceja, Colombia.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
La Ceja, Colombia.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
La Ceja, Colombia. The flowers are in my garden without an artificial arrangement.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
I can't bear to give statistics.
go here and watch a very harrowing video of driving through a firestorm.
www.sfgate.com/news/article/Live-updates-Death-toll-climb...
more info below the video.
we're still having communication problems and the internet is slow to non-existent.
the bank was down today, doing only paper transactions.
I'm getting a very bad connection trying to get this up.
we are safe up in the upper left corner of CA.
prayers for wine country.
for the victims and their families, for the 8000+ firefighters fighting this hell.
I must add, please pray for puerto rico, too. our trusty administration is screwing them.
summer roadside ruin in Sonoma.
Thanks sfgate for choosing four of my pix for the Fiickr Pickr feature this week and printing the rainy night image in the San Francisco Chronicle. Pretty sure I said Flickr is a "freeform collaboration" rather than "freedom collaboration", but it sounds ok to me anyway,
I just found out that today, i am the featured Flickr Photographer in the weekend entertainment section of the SF Chronicle-here is the link!
Morning raining view in here ;). Can you guess where is this location?
#colors #raining #sfgate #sanfrancisco #luckysnapshot
La Ceja, Colombia.
Zinnia x hybrida in my garden.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
Magnolia, is an ancient genus, appearing before bees did. The flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia are extremely tough.
Unlike modern flowers, Magnolia flowers lack a distinct petal or sepal, instead bearing a tough combination of the two called tepals that open just like petals. The flowers are bisexual with numerous adnate carpels and stamens that are spirally arranged at the base of the ovary, below the pistils.
--- Wikipedia
--- homeguides.sfgate.com
The fog this morning during the sunrise time. It was about perfect amount in such form IMO. I haven't shoot the fog in long time. Good to practice. The lucky one this morning!
#colors #fog #bridge #sanfrancisco #luckysnapshot #sfgate #nbcbayarea #abc7news
Glass and acrylic mural by Emile Norman ca. 1970
www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/It-s-lively-and-colo...
Full Moon
What a clear and calm evening to watch the full moonrise over Coit tower tonight. Totally lucky snapshot in such condition, no wind, no clouds about in perfect night :). There were many photogs at this pier tonight that may have the similar shot as this one.
#colors #fullmoon #coittower #sanfrancisco #luckysnapshot #滿月 #三藩市 #ktvu #abc7news #nbcbayarea #sfgate
Moonflowers other name
For more info see:
homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-morning-glories-moonflowers-to...
From an article in tonight's SFGate:
"It's difficult to track exactly where the smoke is coming from, but Garcia said the August (fire) Complex in Mendocino County and the North Complex east of Chico are generating copious amounts of smoke. Fires are also burning across Oregon. Gov. Kate Brown declared a statewide emergency Tuesday as conflagrations grew rapidly in Marion, Lane, Jackson, Coos, Lincoln, Washington and Clackamas counties. With the current wind pattern, smoke from Oregon is being swept over the Pacific Ocean, with some of it blowing back into Northern California but most of it landing in Southern California."
Zinnia x hybrida. La Ceja, Colombia.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
Sam's Burgers has been one of my favorite places to take photos. In my opinion it's one of the most photogenic spots in North Beach as well as all of San Francisco.
brokeassstuart.com/2010/08/13/sams-pizza-and-burgers/
hoodline.com/2018/01/inside-sam-s-north-beach-s-late-nigh...
www.sfweekly.com/dining/go-eat-this-now-s-f-s-best-cheese...
www.sfgate.com/food/article/SF-Sams-Burgers-North-Beach-A...
#2016, #NewYear, , #BayBridge
#San Francisco, #Financial District, #SFgate, #LetPhotoSpeak, #Canon, #outdoor, #heartPhoto
Sunflowers bursting with summer sunshine being sold at Faversham Market. Always a fabulous display by the Kent flower seller. homeguides.sfgate.com/sunflowers-dark-center-60802.html
In my garden. La Ceja, Colombia.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
Magnolia, an ancient genus, appearing before the bees did. The flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia are extremely tough. Unlike modern flowers, Magnolia flowers lack a distinct petal or sepal, instead bearing a tough combination of the two called tepals that open just like petals. The flowers are bisexual with numerous adnate carpels and stamens that are spirally arranged at the base of the ovary, below the pistils.
--- wikipedia, homeguides.sfgate.com
Zinnia x hybrida. La Ceja, Colombia.
Zinnia x hybrida cultivars are a cross between Zinnia elegans and Zinnia angustifolia. They have the short, compact size and profuse flowering of the former and the disease resistance of the latter. Flowers average between 2 and 3 inches in diameter.
Zinnia x hybrida is considered a dwarf group -- they have been bred to be much shorter and bushier than the species plants.
homeguides.sfgate.com/characteristics-zinnia-hybrida-9781...
Ages ago I called this "the freeway plant" when I had no idea of the name and it was planted everywhere in the median strip of freeways in California. I believe that nowadays visibility is considered more important than beautification, so I don't think there are any longer plants dividing the lanes on the freeway.
Some years on, I finally learned the name.
Oh yes, and it is poisonous, I recall, so don't let the grandchildren nibble on it!
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Thanks and Happy Holidays to all of my Flickr Friends!
That's --Mark-- cavorting with his Canon in the crepuscular rays of Canyon, California. Sunlight streaming through redwood trees near Redwood Regional and Huckleberry parks in Oakland.
www.ebparks.org/parks/huckleberry
EF-S17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
0.033 sec (1/30) @ f/2.8
FL 17 mm, ISO 320
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While having coffee @ 6:30 a.m. today, I saw these bright clouds in a night sky through the sliding door to our deck. With my iPhone in hand, I went outside to take this picture.
Turns out that they are “Noctilucent clouds — the rarest clouds in the world - glowed like shimmering cobwebs in the sky over the San Francisco Bay Area.”
To read more about it, please click on the link:
www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Rare-noctilucent-clouds-ap...
My 88th on Explore
In Explore 2022-12-18 (#17)
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