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Wordpress weekly photo challenge: moon at the horizon

WordPress weekly photo challenge: Beyond

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A lot of the photos I take tend to be close-ups so there’s either no beyond or it’s out of focus. I did go back through all the photos I’ve posted on this website so far and there actually are a few photos that feature an interesting beyond, so here we go!

Since I’m showcasing several photos of beyond, I’ve decided to use the gallery feature. You can click on any image to view all of them in a slideshow format. I’ve used these photos in previous posts so I’ve left the original captions. This way, if you’d like to view the original post, just search for the caption text in my website’s Search box.

I present you…. beyond!

Sailboats out of the San Diego Bay

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: horizon at Coronado Beach

Sunday Post: Natural Resources – water – Lake Hemet, California

Travel theme: through the forest

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: the golden hour – bright skies as the sun sets

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: the golden hour – fall foliage glows through the fog

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: horizon at Idyllwild Park, California

Wordpress weekly photo challenge: moon at the horizon

A closer look at the Baccharis Sarothroides bush

A few weeks ago, I gave you a glimpse of the Baccharis Sarothroides bush when I took part in a photo challenge on texture. Today, I wanted to share a few more of the photos I took that day in November while walking through Mission Trails regional park in San Diego County.

The Baccharis bush is very large and tall (probably 7 to 8 feet both ways). Besides its significant size, it doesn’t really stand out, except when it blooms, apparently in late fall. Even though the blooms of the Baccharis Sarothroides bush are not specifically colorful, they’re very numerous and fluffy, and that’s what got my attention.

Click on any image to view the slideshow. To see a larger view of my Baccharis bush photos, scroll down while in slideshow mode and click on “view full size”.

I hope these blooms don’t make you sneeze!

The fluffy blooms of the Baccharis Sarothroides bush

Baccharis Sarothroides bush in bloom

Close-up of Baccharis Sarothroides bush

January 3, 2013February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Tree PhotosTags: Baccharis bush, Baccharis bush blooms, Baccharis Sarothroides, Baccharis Sarothroides blooms, Baccharis Sarothroides photo, California pictures, Mission Trails San Diego, photo of Baccharis Sarothroides, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of trees, San Diego, trees 6 Comments

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Texture

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I’m participating in the online adventure travel magazine LetsBeWild.com’s Wild Weekly Photo Challenge for bloggers. This week’s Challenge is: Texture in Nature! Remember to click on any image below to view it in a larger format.

I see texture in flowers and their interesting blooms, in this case a large California-native bush called Baccharis Sarothroides. No, I’m not a plant expert of any kind. A friend of mine helped me hunt the name down, I had no idea what it was when I took the pictures. I’ll do a future post with more photos of this Baccharis bush. I love the fluffy texture of the blooms. And it blooms in the late fall, who knew?

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Texture - Baccharis Sarothroides blooms — Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Texture – Baccharis Sarothroides blooms

I see texture in fruit, in this case a beautiful yellow lemon on the tree, ready to be picked.

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Texture of a yellow lemon on the tree

I see texture in this funny looking moss on a pine tree branch. I love it!

Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Texture of green moss on a pine tree branch

Finally I see texture creating an image on this tree trunk – a scarfed lady with a walking stick. Do you see her? Nature winks at you from the side every day. You just have to notice it.

December 4, 2012February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Bloom Photos, California Photos, Forest Photos, Fruit Photos, Photography, Photos of San Diego, Tree Photos, Woods PhotosTags: Baccharis bush, Baccharis Sarothroides, California bush, California pictures, fluffy blooms, lemon on a tree, let's be wild weekly photo challenge, Let’s Be Wild Weekly Photo Challenge – Texture, moss on tree, moss on tree branch, photography, photos, photos of blooms, photos of flowers, photos of trees, shape in tree, shape in tree trunk, tree moss, yellow lemon 7 Comments

Sunday Post: Natural Resources

I’ve decided to join a few hundreds of other fellow bloggers in Jakesprinter’s Sunday Post photo challenge. This week’s theme is Natural Resources. As always, you can click on each image for a larger view.

California is full of natural resources, the main one being the sun. We get a lot of sun and don’t harvest as much as we should for energy purposes.

Sunday Post: Natural Resources - the sun — Sunday Post: Natural Resources – the sun

One very precious natural resource in California is water. Unlike the sun, we get too little of it.

And with sun and water, we get vegetation, mostly brush and small trees. But with a good amount of water, you get tall, beautiful trees.

Sunday Post: Natural Resources - trees of Idyllwild, California — Sunday Post: Natural Resources – trees of Idyllwild, California

I’m very fond of this last featured natural resource: honey, made by precious bees. Unfortunately, bees are a natural resource in danger. Besides being kind to bees, you can help their population by growing lots of flowers and flowering plants.

Sunday Post: Natural Resources - honey making bee — Sunday Post: Natural Resources – honey making bee

November 25, 2012February 7, 2020 by Milka Pejovic Categories: Animal Photos, California Photos, Flower Photos, Photography, Sunset photosTags: bee photos, California pictures, California sun, honey bee, Jakesprinter Sunday Post photo challenge, Lake Hemet California, photography, photos, photos of flowers, photos of trees, Sunday Post: Natural Resources, trees, wild rose 11 Comments

I love foggy mornings

I love foggy mornings and they happen quite often in San Diego between November and March. Sometimes the fog is so thick, you can barely the lights of the cars in front of you on the freeway. Other times the fog lifts up here and there and you can see the top of the hills wrapped up in it while you’re standing in full sun.

Yesterday morning was foggy and I decided to take a few photos to capture the moment, especially since the sun was trying so hard to pierce through it.

It started with a low and heavy fog by the San Diego River: