Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Weather

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I’m participating in the LetsBeWild.com Wild Weekly Photo Challenge! This week’s Challenge is: Weather.

I live in San Diego, in Southern California. I enjoy beautiful weather probably two thirds of the year. The baking heat of the summer is the bad part, but the skies can still be beautiful. On many days, the weather looks like this. Not a single cloud in the bright blue sky.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Weather in Southern California
Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Weather in Southern California

On a cloudy day, which is a rare occasion, the skies will look like this. You can still find plenty of blue sky even when the weather isn’t so great.

Let's be wild weekly photo challenge - weather - cloudy day in San Diego, California
Let’s be wild weekly photo challenge – weather – cloudy day in San Diego, California

On a rainy day, which is even rarer than a cloudy day, things get wet, but they still look pretty. Here’s a wet California lemon enjoying the precious rain. Yep, it’s the one I’m featuring in my 2013 photo calendar, which is now set up for sale by the way (I haven’t launched it officially yet, but it’s coming…).

Let's be wild weekly photo challenge - weather - a wet lemon in San Diego
Let’s be wild weekly photo challenge – weather – a wet lemon in San Diego

And of course, after the rain comes more sun. Things may still be a little wet, but the blue sky we enjoy on most days doesn’t like to miss a beat. This is Southern California weather for you in a nutshell!

Let's be wild weekly photo challenge - weather - wet branch after the rain
Let’s be wild weekly photo challenge – weather – wet branch after the rain

My 2013 calendar pick for October: a full moon for Halloween

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View all of the pictures I selected for my 2013 photo calendar.

My 2013 12-month photo calendar is now available for sale on my Zazzle online store. Thank you for your support!

I had a hard time picking a photo that would represent the month of October in my 2013 photo calendar. I would have loved to use some pumpkin arrangement but I couldn’t find an existing photo I really, really liked.

After careful consideration, my final pick is this full moon, which I actually captured in May 2012. I think it will do a great job at representing Halloween for the whole month of October.

My 2013 calendar pick for October: a full moon for Halloween
My 2013 calendar pick for October: a full moon for Halloween

My 2013 calendar’s pick: a January sunrise

Zazzle online shop If you enjoy my photos and would like to purchase some, I want to thank you! Simply visit my Zazzle online shop and browse the product offerings. If there’s a photo you would like to purchase but don’t see it in my shop, please contact me by using the Contact form at the bottom of my home page and let me know which photos you are interested in purchasing, and in what format / medium.

View all of the pictures I selected for my 2013 photo calendar.

My 2013 12-month photo calendar is now available for sale on my Zazzle online store. Thank you for your support!

It’s been taking me a very long time to go through my thousands of photos to pick the ones to display on this blog, and eventually put up for sale in the appropriate formats and media on Zazzle. It’s one of those things I really want to get done but the task seems so overwhelming, I tend to put it aside almost every day. Very counterproductive.

That’s until a friend of mine, who obviously has more commonsense than me, suggested I start it all with a 2013 photo calendar, displaying some of my favorite/best pictures. The lightbulb flashed over my head as soon as she mentioned it and since then, I’ve been picking, editing and asking people to choose the right photos for each month. All photos were taken in Southern California and portray what nature looks like around here at different times of the year.

I’ve decided to showcase my photo choices for each month on this photo blog, while I’m putting the 2013 calendar together for sale. I’d love to hear what you think about them, so please feel free to comment.

Today, I’ll start with January 2013. This is a sunrise photo I took last January of a winter sunrise. The sky colors were just beautiful on that morning. I’d love to see a sunrise like this one every single day!

2013 photo calendar: January sunrise
2013 photo calendar: January sunrise

Winter brings yellow and pink sunrise to Southern California

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A cold, cloudy February winter morning in San Diego, California, makes for a beautiful sunrise, with a mix of red, pink, yellow and grey clouds.

Leafless winter trees stand in the foreground, waiting for the sun rays to warm them up. I could wake to sunrises like this one every day.

How I love these breathless moments…

Click on the photo of the sunrise for larger view.

Winter red sunrise in San Diego, California
Winter red sunrise in San Diego, California
The sun is coming out - sunrise with red and pink clouds
The sun is coming out – sunrise with red and pink clouds

Rain drops on a tree branch

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After the rain, there’s a lot to see and admire outside. On that day, I found a few rain drops left on a tree branch, with a bright blue sky in the background. Perfect for a sunny yet wet photo theme.

Click on the image of the rain drops on the branch for a larger view.

Rain drops on a tree branch after the rain
Rain drops on a tree branch after the rain