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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Poppy FieldA beautiful field of Icelandic Poppies. The interesting background is a tree with the sunlight filtering through. |
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Diffuse HibiscusThis Hibiscus was in the garden of a mission by San Diego. It was an overcast day which made for some nice soft light. I particularly liked this flower since most of the others were tightly closed or all the way open. |
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Sunday, June 10, 2007
Poppy FieldThis photo almost looks like a painting to me. The narrow field of view gives it a very dream-like quality. I keep intending to play with some other subjects, but the flowers have really captured my attention lately! |
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Saturday, June 9, 2007
Calla DropsThe sun was in and out of the clouds when I took this shot. I only had about 30 seconds while the light was interesting. |
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Friday, June 8, 2007
Glowing GerberaThis is another Gerbera from last week's farmers' market. They are still beautiful, maybe we'll have to see if they have anything else interesting this weekend. |
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Thursday, June 7, 2007
Pollen CoveredWell she wants you to think she has been working hard. But actually she just got done raiding a bag of Doritos.The hummers have been elusive this week, but the bees have sure put on a show to make up for it! |
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Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Ackermanii in the Morning SunMy wife pointed this blossom out to me this morning. It's a good thing too. The sun was so harsh this afternoon that the top of it got burned! This is on our biggest Orchid Cactus. It has been blooming non-stop for about a month which is pretty impressive since even in the shade each blossom only lasts for a few days. |
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Evening BeeMy intention was to chase hummingbirds. But they must not have been very hungry tonight. Of course the bees are always good for a few nice shots. |
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Monday, June 4, 2007
Glowing Garden RoseWe recently got this rose a trellis because it was getting huge. And, like I mentioned yesterday, I hate to cut my plants! I don't believe it is a climber usually, but it really seems happy on the trellis. This photo was taken when there was just a shaft of afternoon sunlight shining down between our umbrellas. Made for a nice dappled background. |
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Sunday, June 3, 2007
Studio DaisyUsually I like to take pictures of nature where I find it and leave it for others to enjoy. (My neighbors have told me repeatedly to take some of their flowers but I just can't bring myself to cut them.) The trouble is, I have never seen a Gerbera growing that looked quite like this.There was one cool one that I wish I had gone back to the Nursery for, but it was not variegated. So I had to bring this one home from the farmers' market and set up a little studio shoot. Of course, he had friends. So you'll probably see more in the next few days. |
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Saturday, June 2, 2007
Armored BeeWell my description was not quite as scientific as I usually like... "Big Black Bee!" But it's late and I was not able to track her down. I did have fun taking pictures of her though! Her copper colored wings were reflecting the evening sun beautifully! I was trying to get a shot that really hilted the wings and their amazing structure but this ended up being my favorite. |
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Friday, June 1, 2007
Sunset Dinner FlightThe hummers have gone wild around here lately. We have three feeders up, but it is a little hard to compete with all the flowers. There are actually three birds that fight over this bush regularly. Even though the bush has plenty to go around. |
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Thursday, May 31, 2007
Glowing Kalanchoe Close-upI have been having a lot of fun with my plants and cameras lately. This flower is less than a quarter of an inch across. When you see it normally as just one in a cluster of flowers (called an inflorescence) the colors look continuous. Fading from red to yellow. However, on closer inspection you can see the speckled nature of the color like the printed page in a magazine. |
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
White Peacock on a FlowerA really little peacock. |
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Cup of Gold NectarKind of like The Hound when she gets into her food "Face First".This bee was very cooperative. She spent a lot of time on each blossom. I guess she wanted to make sure she did not miss anything. This was the only flower on the plant that had the cool "crumpled" look. All of the other flowers were more cup-like. Fitting, since their name in Spanish (Copa de Oro) means "Cup of Gold." |
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Monday, May 28, 2007
Poppy Seed PodNo, it's not upside down! Well, the photo's not anyway, the flower is.This is the same flower from the Photo of the Day on the 20th. By the looks of things there will be poppies all over the place in our back yard next year. I like the "cross section" look of the flower. And the ruffled edge of the petals too. |
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Sunday, May 27, 2007
Kalanchoe & StarI was tinkering with using the Kalanchoe as a nice backdrop to get some shots of the green tipped Sun Star blossoms. In the end I was happiest with the shots that had them both in the mix. I really like the Kalanchoe in this shot because one of the flowers in the upper right has five petals. There are hundreds of blossoms and only two of them have five petals. The rest all have four. |
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Saturday, May 26, 2007
Salmon EpiAnother of our new Orchid Cacti cuttings is showing off. This one surprised me. The bud did not seem to grow when we first got it. And as a cutting, I did not expect it to. Unlike the Iridescence cutting that started opening the day we brought it home, this guy's bud was very small. Once we got it in the pot however it was a different story. The pad perked up and the bud got bigger and, as you can see, it is very happy now. |
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Orange Centered PoppyI found this guy the other day at the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens along with his friend. Unlike the dark one they actually had quite a few of these, but only one with a flower with this cool shape. This particular one caught my eye first through my camera lens as I was chasing a bee hovering by it! |
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Green Sun StarRecently I got a new Ornithogalum (Snake flower [Ornithogalum dubium]) at a Cactus and Succulent show. It is a close relative of the Sun Star. Actually, it is the source of the orange color and size of the Sun Star.There are three bulbs in the pot, as one of the inflorescences started to open I noticed it is a bit different. Supposedly there are over 80 Ornithogalums out there. (and some of them apparently, are considered weeds.) I couldn't figure out which one this is, but I really like it. (Weed or not!) The orange in the background is the Snake flower. |
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Blooming TigerIt was another good weekend to take pictures. But, as usual it was just too short. Fortunately I had enough time to get a shot of this cool Tiger Lily. This is actually a native Santa Barbara plant. |
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Monday, May 21, 2007
Green Tipped StarI mentioned this flower on the discussion at the bottom of the Sun Star keyword page. About a week ago we found it at a local grocery store. It is a little different than the others I've seen. Every other petal has a green tip. There are three petals that are on the outside of the bud and three on the inside. The outside ones have the green tips. It makes for a VERY interesting variant. |
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Sunday, May 20, 2007
Dark PoppyAbout a year and a half ago I found some beautiful dark poppies in Ventura. Yesterday we went to a Bonsai show at the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens. Along with a really cool grape and curly willow we found a single dark poppy. Of course I had to bring it home. I went a little crazy yesterday. In addition to the Bonsai sale, my wife found a bunch of Epiphyllum cuttings for sale. I think it's about time for a real back yard! |
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Saturday, May 19, 2007
Blooming IrridescenseWell Saturday has become Epiphyllum day apparently, so why break with tradition. :-DThis is the second blossom on the cutting from last week as it was about to open. The cuttings are all planted now and seem to be doing well. I used a combination of soil, peat moss, bark and coconut fibers. I'm trying for better drainage than usual because from what we have read they will actually have a better root structure if they have to go looking for water and nourishment. (I usually just plant them in potting soil.) Since they are a jungle canopy plant, the roots are supposed to be almost as impressive as the pads themselves, up to six feet! Now that's a root! I'd like to see that, but I don't know if I have the nerve to try to coax them into growing that long. |
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
Daisy BeeI was up to one of my favorite pastimes last weekend, chasing bees. This one was quite cooperative. She was at a local Nursery so there was plenty of things for her to eat! |
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