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...as the farmer eats his sunny side up eggs. His tractor and the harvest warms up to a rising golden sunny morning!
The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco, is a Catholic basilica that stands in the middle of the historic center of Quito. The structure is the largest architectural complex within the historic centers of all of South America. San Francisco is considered a jewel of continental architecture for its mixture of different styles combined throughout more than 150 years of construction. Inside the church there are more than 3,500 works of colonial art, of multiple artistic manifestations and varied techniques, especially those corresponding to the Colonial Quito School of Art, which was born precisely in this place.
I took a road trip last week in search of some warbler species that aren't common in my area. This Chestnut-sided Warbler was one of the species I hoped to get a look at.
Wikipedia: The chestnut-sided warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) is a New World warbler. They breed in eastern North America and in southern Canada westwards to the Canadian Prairies. They also breed in the Great Lakes region and in the eastern United States.
The chestnut-sided warbler breeds in Eastern North America, from Saskatchewan to the Maritimes. They overwinter in Central America to northern Colombia, with a confirmed sighting from as far south as Ecuador. While they mainly spend their non-breeding period in Central America, with the highest numbers in Costa Rica, the chestnut-sided warbler does winter in southern parts of Mexico and some north-western parts of South America. These birds are Neotropical migrants, and are very rare vagrants to western Europe.
Conservation status: Least Concern
On the morning of the summer solstice just after sunrise. The sun had already made it`s way above the layer of mist and flooded the area with sunlight so time to make my way back to my car. Well it`s never over until it`s over, the sun was lighting the top of the crops as they swayed in the gathering breeze, the light was warm across the Barley and Wild oats with a tram line to guide the eye to the far hill.
Your patience will be needed I fear! Tomorrow and Friday promise to be lovely weather wise too, so hope to get some further photos. Thanks for stopping
Matilija Poppy has been called the "Queen of California Flowers". Unique and distinct, it is one of the most recognized and beloved of California’s native plants. The large white blooms are the size of a saucer. The petals look like wrinkled crepe paper, the center is a bright yellow disk. Some have likened the flower to the appearance of a fried egg. A solitary bloom is a very fine thing, but a large stand of Matilija in full bloom is a sight to behold! Hundreds of huge white flowers borne at eye-level on long straight stems, contrasted by attractive blue-green foliage… a real show stopper in late spring/early summer!
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(Information is from the California Native Plant Society Blog)
after visiting Carrapateira beach I had to stop the car to capture this amazing light.
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After taking in the sunrise yesterday I descended the other side of the hill where the atmosphere was quite different.
Not only is this Canada Goose Gosling showing it's good side, but you can clearly see where the outline of the white will be on it's face. The goslings are growing at a very fast rate and each time I see them something else has changed or is different.