Jacaranda tree in bloom.
Tag: spring
Indian Hawthorn flowers in bloom
Indian Hawthorn flowers in bloom. The empty lot is the greenbelt under a set of transmission wires. Hawthorns will grow as bushes, and make up a *lot* of hedges around here, but they can also be trained to grow upward and pruned into trees. There are several spaced along this block at the same stage of growth.
Despite everything else going on, it *is* still spring.
Despite everything else going on, it *is* still #spring.
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Sights on a short, relaxing hike through @scbgarden last weekend
I managed to get out to the local botanical gardens again for a mild hike …
I managed to get out to the local botanical gardens again for a mild hike / photo walk. Large parts of the grounds are designed to look wild, though the plants are all grouped by category and labeled. Other parts are obviously manicured. I also have photos of a snail hidden in a rosemary bush and a lizard that…wasn’t very hidden!
Flickr Album: South Coast Botanic Garden
#Photography #nature #flowers #garden #lizard #snail #trees #spring
There’s a hawthorn hedge near work that’s absolutely covered with flowers…
There’s a hawthorn hedge near work that’s absolutely covered with flowers for a length of around 40 feet. I walk past it several times a week. I’d never noticed the scent of these flowers before, but it’s impossible to miss right now!
Correction: It’s more like 100 feet. Not sure why I wrote 40.
Spring at the local botanic gardens.
Spring at the local botanic gardens. Cherry blossoms, an artfully arranged “living wall” of plants, an aloe with its flower stalk, and some poppies.
More photos on my Flickr account if you’re interested.
🌸 Cherry blossoms!
🌸 Cherry blossoms!
I had a hard time narrowing down which of these to post, and finally settled on two from the a6000, one from my phone in portrait mode, and one from my phone in regular mode.
The simulated depth of field on the Pixel 2 still looks a *little* off in most pictures, but it’s always better than I expect it to be!
#photography #cherryBlossoms #sakura #spring #photos #flowers
More photos from this botanical garden
Hawthorn bushes in bloom #spring
Hawthorn bushes in bloom #spring
Seasonal Wetlands: Summer vs Spring
Seasonal Wetlands: Summer vs Spring by Kelson Vibber
It finally occurred to me to put together a side-by-side image of the one spot I managed to take photos of on both hikes!
On the right: May in Madrona Marsh, after winter and spring rains filled up the low-lying areas of the preserve.
On the left: Late August in the same spot, after summer had dried up the pools. Despite the drought, and helped along by a couple of freak summer storms, the ground is still holding onto enough moisture that the floor of the vernal pool is covered with low greenery instead of dry grass.
I know, it’s always better to put “before” on the left, and I tried it with that layout, but it ended up looking better this way.
Bees that buzz…
Poppies at a historical beach house
Poppies at a historical beach house. #flowers #california #poppies #manhattanbeach #spring #cabin
Blanket of yellow flower petals from a Pride of Bolivia tree
Jacaranda in bloom
These Pride of Bolivia trees line one side of the sidewalk, jacarandas the other.
These Pride of Bolivia trees line one side of the sidewalk, jacarandas the other. When not flowering, they look so similar that I didn’t realize they were two kinds of trees until they started blooming. #yellow #trees #prideofbolivia #jacaranda #spring #hadtolookitup
