California pictures

Giant dandelions in seed

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I’m finally able to take a lot of photos this week and it’s taking me a while to delete the bad ones, and keep and edit the good ones. I’m capturing a nice mix of flora, fauna and landscapes and I’ll be sharing these photos as I clean them up.

Today I’ll like to share these giant dandelions in seed I spotted in a large meadow. They were the only dandelions around and measured a couple of inches wide. I was tempted to go out there and blow on them, but I wasn’t crazy about climbing over barbed wire and probably stepping on a few snakes hiding in the dry grass. I’m just glad the wind didn’t blow all these dandelions away so I could take a picture first.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Curves of giant fern fiddleheads

Giant fiddleheads in San Diego

A lot of tourist locations in San Diego seem to have a good irrigation system because they feature plants that would otherwise die within a week if left alone in our desert dry weather.

I can’t complain though. I really enjoy the giant ferns and the green and shade they provide. I guess it’s the season for fern growth right bow and I get to spot giant fiddleheads here and there. Here are a few for your enjoyment. Remember you can click on each photo for a larger view.

I love how rolled up fiddleheads are. Their spirals remind me of snail shells.

How you noticed how most plants grow either vertically or horizontally? I love that ferns grow diagonally in nature. It makes for interesting patterns, especially when you can frame between other lines, like the two vertical palm tree trunks on the photo below.

June 5, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: California Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Plant PhotosTags: California pictures, close-up of fiddlehead, fern growth, fiddlehead photos, fiddleheads, giant fern, giant fern fiddleheads, giant fiddleheads, nature photography, photography, photos 6 Comments

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: moon at the horizon

WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background

Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “in the background”. You can click on any photo below to see it in a larger format.

Since a lot of my photos happen to be macros, or at least tend to focus on a single subject, I was tempted to skip this week’s WordPress photo challenge. But after going through my portfolio, I found a few photos that would be a great fit for this theme.

Like these photos of the moon in the background of the branches of a Sycamore tree.

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WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background - Moon rising during the day — WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – Moon rising during the day

Or this beautiful moon rising behind the mountain’s pine trees.

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Or this beautiful purple lavender you can see in the background, behind this orange pin cushion protea flower.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background - lavender behind orange pin cushion protea flower — WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background – lavender behind orange pin cushion protea flower

Or the Pacific ocean you can notice in the background, behind the grassy sand dunes at Coronado Beach in San Diego, California.

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May 24, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Flower Photos, Forest Photos, Landscape Photos, Ocean photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Sky Photos, Tree PhotosTags: California pictures, Coronado Beach, lavender, moon photos, moon rising, nature photography, orange pin cushion protea, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of the moon, protea pin cushion flower, protea pincushion flower, rising moon, Wordpress weekly photo challenge, WordPress weekly photo challenge: In the background 16 Comments

Cee’s fun foto challenge: One crab camouflaged in the sand

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – The beach

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

Well, how often does it happen that I participate in two photo challenges about the same theme? And how often does it happen that these challenges show up in the same week? So I want to apologize for those of you who already saw the photo below in my post about beaches a few days ago. I promise you I have some really nice photos to make up for it in tomorrow’s Macro Monday post.

These are photos from Coronado Beach in a gallery format. You can click on any photo to open the slideshow. To view any photo in a larger format, just scroll down while in slideshow mode and click on “view full size” on the bottom right on the page. Enjoy!

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea – the waves at Coronado Beach

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: horizon at Coronado Beach

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Earth – San Diego sandy beach

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Sea – the waves at Coronado Beach

Sailboats out of the San Diego Bay

Cee’s fun foto challenge: One crab camouflaged in the sand

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Change – the waves of the Pacific Ocean

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Escape to Coronado Beach

Travel theme – beaches

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Change – the ocean waves

May 19, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, California Photos, Landscape Photos, Ocean photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Water photosTags: California pictures, Coronado Beach, crab on sand, let's be wild weekly photo challenge, Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – The beach, nature photography, ocean photos, ocean waves, photography, photos, Photos of San Diego, photos of waves, San Diego beach 5 Comments

Close-up of the pear blossoms in Balboa Park

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Spring

This week’s Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge theme is the season of spring. Spring is my favorite season, especially in San Diego. I love witnessing the rebirth of nature and noticing all the beautiful colors popping up around town.

I’m using the gallery format to feature my photos of spring. You can click on any photo below to open the slideshow. To view any photo in a larger format, just scroll down while in slideshow mode and click on “view full size” on the bottom right on the page. Enjoy!