Echeveria 'Pulvinata Ruby' (a.k.a. Ruby Slippers) blooming in my San Diego garden. Echeveria are plants native to remote, mountainous terrain between 1,000 and 4,000 feet elevation. They range from Mexico to Argentina.

This year year the lime tree seeds in their fuzzy ball cases are scarce where I walk the dog. It looks like Autumn already with a golden carpet of seedless sail bracts. This web-caught bract quivering in the breeze has undersized seeds.

Just looking around and came across this picture from a few months ago. Played around with it to see what I could do with it.

Put my macro lens on after working out in the yard hoping for butterflies, but this guy decided to stop by for a visit instead.

Odd White Flower.

Light on the path.

We made Explore #386 on August 4th!

Female,Jumping Spider.

SCANDALIZE. Ccandy

SCANDALIZE

This shot isn't perfect - it was handheld in a dark place which makes it super challenging but I adore this single mushroom growing off of the bark of a tree.

Shy Carolina Wren fledgling waiting for a parent to signal it's time to move along.

Uncommon.

dual tribute to my beautiful, earth-rocking grandson and lafti zadeh....thank you google for making me aware. i wish reading wikepedia helped me comprehend his math. i'm still working on times tables.

Feeling a bit better today, but miserable weather, so stayed in playing with paintshop.

Large View

thank you all for your visits, favs and comments

Mexican Sage (Salvia leucantha)

Colorful Bearded Iris.

Magnolia Fuzzy Budd's.

This is a fledgling from another pair of Great Horned Owls. This site is about 1/2 mile from my recent post of the adult GHO.

Green Story

When you see a fuzzy duckling, it's pretty hard not to take a picture. At least for me. Grand Teton National Park

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Thanks a lot to all Flickr member friends for visiting, all faves and comments are much appreciated.

For Macro Mondays Group

Subject: Pick Two

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I chose the words 'fuzzy and 'toy' from the two lists provided for this weeks challenge. HMM, everyone.

series: new year - new perspectives

A young nutria at the wetlands.

Sometimes they don't freeze as well :)

Yellow Rump Bumble Bee.