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Lemons and oranges

I love photographing fruit, especially when it’s ripe on the tree. The more colorful, the better, especially with a nice background.

A few months ago, I spent a little time taking pictures of lemons and oranges. Here’s what a ripe lemon looks like in the California sun and a beautiful blue sky as the background.

I’m not as pleased with the photo of the oranges I took but I think this one came out OK. This orange looks nice and ripe, ready to eat!

September 5, 2012February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: California Photos, Fruit PhotosTags: california lemons, california oranges, lemon photo, orange photo, photo of lemons, photo of oranges, photography, photos, photos of fruit 3 Comments

A word a week - face of woman in tree trunk

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Wrong

I usually post photos for the WordPress weekly photo challenge on my Perfecting Motherhood blog, but I thought I’d reblog this week’s theme, since the photos I featured are quite interesting and unusual, even wrong.

I recently took some cool photos at a San Diego county park a few weeks ago, so I thought maybe something in there would fit the theme. And that’s when I found not one but two photos to share. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking them.

The first one is the photo of a two-third dead tree. I say two thirds because its trunk split in three early on in its growth and two of them had to be cut off, probably because they weren’t doing so well. The three-trunk tree looks wrong, especially with limbs cut off, but I love how nature can make a wrong right by providing shelter in the hollow trunks for animals in need.

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Wrong – photo of a hollow tree

The second photo is of another tree where something else wrong happened with its trunk. But if you look closely, you may find something right came out of this wrong. I describe it as the hooded lady with a scarf. I love finding shapes like that!Do you see it? If you don’t, maybe there’s something “wrong” with you. 😉

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Wrong – the hidden face in the tree

August 10, 2012February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Photography, Photos of San Diego, Tree PhotosTags: face in a tree trunk, hidden shapes in trees, hollow tree, photography, photos, photos of hollow trees, photos of trees, San Diego, tree trunks, trees, Wordpress weekly photo challenge Leave a comment

The face in the rock

I love looking at rocks, big and small, mountains and cliffs, and try to discover the hidden shapes within them. Some shapes are very obvious, others are harder to spot, even when you help people trying to see them.

Here’s a large boulder I found while enjoying a walk in Idyllwild County Park in the town of Idyllwild, California. To me, the hidden face in the rock is very obvious but I often wonder how many people walk by it and never notice it.

Click on the photo of the hidden face in the rock for larger view.

A few months ago, I was hiking in Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego, California, when I looked up at the cliffs facing me on the side of the trail.

That’s when I spotted it. The hidden head profile in the rocks. It’s facing left, with its big nose and big brow. But then a friend of mine mentioned the dog. What dog, I asked? The one on the right of the face, he replied. Well, I’ll be damned, I did see the dog as clear as day after he mentioned it. And it’s cute too.

Take a look at this photo of the man’s hidden face and the dog’s hidden face and let me know if you spot them too.

Photo of a man's face and his dog in the rock - Mission Trails, San Diego, California — Photo of a man’s face and his dog in the rock – Mission Trails, San Diego, California

July 28, 2012February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Landscape Photos, Photography, Photos of San DiegoTags: hidden face, hidden face in a rock, hidden face in the rock, hidden man in a rock, idyllwild california, Idyllwild park photos, Idyllwild photos, Mission Trails photos, Mission Trails photos San Diego, photography, photos, photos of rocks, rock photos, San Diego California photos Leave a comment

Photo of male Stellar Jay bird in Idyllwild, California

My first photos of Stellar Jay birds

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.Idyllwild, California, just two hours northeast of San Diego, is a small town known for its vibrant interest in music and the arts. It’s also right in the middle of the San Bernardino forest and is home of many animals and plants.

In my previous post, I featured a lazy squirrel relaxing in the sun. Here I’d like to feature a local bird that is just beautiful: the Stellar Jay. I’ve never seen any Stellar jay birds in San Diego, just blue jays, but there are tons of Stellar Jays in Idyllwild. In the pictures below, they were just standing on a tree right behind my cottage.

Here’s a photo of the female Stellar Jay bird:

Photo of female Stellar Jay bird in Idyllwild, California

Here’s a photo of the male Stellar Jay bird:

They really are beautiful birds but they have quite a feisty character. I saw them attack squirrels and chipmunks without hesitation to keep them away from the area they were feeding on. And they’re pretty loud too!

July 27, 2012February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, Bird photosTags: bird photos, California pictures, idyllwild california, photo of stellar jay, photo of stellar jay bird, photography, photos, photos of birds, stellar jay, stellar jay bird Leave a comment

Cee’s fun foto challenge: One fat squirrel

Squirrel relaxing in the sun

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.While recently vacationing in Idyllwild, California, I got to enjoy a lot of beautiful sights and spotted quite a lot of animals too.

Here’s a cute squirrel relaxing on a rock in the sun, lazily waiting to be fed some stale bread I’d brought with me. What a life.

Click on the photo of the squirrel for larger size.