I didn’t, and I made it home, so I guess it was okay…
Images
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)
Monarch
At least two, possibly three monarchs flying around a parking lot. They settled on this tree long enough for me to catch a couple of photos.
Hummingbirds (HB, silhouetted in tree)
There were a zillion of these tiny hummingbirds darting around in the trees, pausing just long enough for me to focus and then zooming away before I could snap an actual photo. This is the only one I actually caught in frame!
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
