In the shade of the peppertree.
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One of the (many) weird things about Los Angeles is that there are fragments of wilderness …
One of the (many) weird things about #LosAngeles is that there are fragments of wilderness scattered throughout the suburbs. (Mostly where it was a pain to build, or someone owned a lot of land & decided to donate it.)
I had two photos of this #trail junction and #fence. I liked the colors in one, the composition in the other, and I just couldn’t get the balance right on the second. On a whim I desaturated it. Turns out it looks better in #blackandwhite anyway!
#nature #hiking #photo
Flowering Jade. In November.
Flowering #Jade. In November.
It was a pretty big one, too, probably 3-4 feet tall and maybe 7-8 feet across. Definitely bigger than you usually see it as a houseplant
Usually.
I’ve seen some pretty big jade plants in gardens, too!
Tree Squirrels
I heard a child shout, “Squirrel!” off somewhere behind me, and then this squirrel came running across the lawn and then up a tree.
Mallard (male at Hahn Park)
Sliders
At the Japanese Garden section of the park. There is a sign warning about not taking the animals, including the koi (which are deliberately stocked, I’m sure) and the turtles, though it’s possible the turtles may have been simply released here as former pets rather than deliberately stocked.
Mallard (Hahn Park reflection, female)
Mallard (Hahn Park reflection, male)
Brittlebush (desert lookout)
At an overlook along the highway leading out of the mountains into the desert above Anza-Borrego.
Bigelow’s monkeyflower
During the 2017 “superbloom,” though higher up in the desert hills where it was less pronounced.
Rabbit
Allen’s Hummingbird (Madrona Marsh, bright red, on twig)
Black Phoebe
Mallard
Mallard
Variegated Meadowhawk
Spotted across the street a few mornings ago on my way to work.
Spotted across the street a few mornings ago on my way to work.
#photo #PalmTrees #trees
Toyon
Geese at the amphitheatre.
Geese at the amphitheatre.
This city park has a pond which attracts ducks, coots, seagulls, and as near as I can tell a permanent flock of Canada Geese that wander around the banks of the pond and the open space at the south end, where these terraces are located.
Let’s just say I don’t think I’d want to sit on the ground in that part of the park.
#photo #geese #park #birds
