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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.
Giant fern fiddleheads in San Diego
I love how rolled up fiddleheads are. Their spirals remind me of snail shells.
Close-up of giant fern fiddleheads
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.
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Today I’m taking part in the Macro Monday photo challenge. Remember you can click on each image to see it in a larger format. And if you like what you see, I encourage you to subscribe so you can enjoy the new photos I post a few times a week.
I ran across this beautiful purple lily recently and I knew I had to take a few photos of it. Here’s what it looked like as a whole.
Macro Monday: purple lily
And here’s what the inside and its pistils looked like from closer. I love to see how much pollen lilies can have.
Macro Monday: purple lily pistils
And here’s another close-up of this purple lily and its yellow center.
Macro Monday: Close-up of the inside of a purple lily
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The whole koala exhibit has been redone and this is what you see on your way to the new location.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: The sign says KOALA XING!
We looked very attentively but didn’t see any koalas crossing the road. Probably because their enclosures are well secure and they can’t get out. 🙂
If you ever visit a koala exhibit in the zoo, you’ll probably notice than each male koala gets its own enclosure. That’s not because they’re considered so special, but rather because male koalas don’t get along and become aggressive and fight when put together. What a surprise…
As for the females, they all share one large enclosure and seem to get along just fine. Are you surprised? I’m not. While browsing the exhibit, we spotted the cutest baby koala, sleeping right next to his mother (you can see her back on the left of the picture). Isn’t he the cutest thing? Now you understand why I had to share.
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Today I’m participating in the WordPress weekly photo challenge and this week’s theme is “the sign says”. Boy, am I going to have fun with this photo challenge theme! I constantly spot signs with typos, signs that don’t make sense, or signs that are just plain silly. Here’s a selection of a few I’ve run across.
The shameful typos
If spelling “desert” incorrectly at this exhibit of the San Diego Air & Space Museum is not enough, maybe also screwing up “velocity” will do it. I emailed this photo to the museum after I took it, only to be told they had “rented” the exhibit and couldn’t make any corrections. I should add this image was on a computer screen. Do you know how hard it is to update an electronic document? Apparently, for museum people, it’s impossible. I wonder what Sahara dessert tastes like. Probably a little dry.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: the sign says – shameful typo at the San Diego Air & Space Museum
I found the next sign in a very large format in the window of a sports supply store. Apparently, the advertising people at the 686 sports clothing company don’t know the difference between a plural S and a possessive S. That will teach them to lay off their one and only proofreader in tough economic times.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: The sign says – plural S versus possessive S
The next typo wasn’t on a sign but on my computer screen instead, as an ad in the browser window page I was looking at. I think when a TV network can’t spell “irresistible”, yes, I can resist watching the show.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: The sign says – is this how you spell irresistible?
The outdated rules we’re glad are gone
I found this set of rules for teachers in the Old Town part of Poway, California, in a room where a small classroom environment had been recreated. No wonder American teachers decided to unionize when they were being treated so poorly!
WordPress weekly photo challenge: The sign says – rules for teachers in 1872
Love story
I found this last sign, actually a metal plate, on a local park bench. Excuse the bird poop on it but I didn’t have anything to clean it up before taking this photo. What a lovely tribute to a wife by her loving husband. I bet there’s a really beautiful love story behind it.
WordPress weekly photo challenge: The sign says – beautiful love story
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Today I’m participating in Floral Friday Fotos. Remember you can click on the photos below to see them in a larger format. If you enjoy my images, I encourage you to subscribe and receive updates when I post new photos, usually 3 to 5 times a week.
I LOVE wisteria blooms. How can you not like them? Their large, colorful purple blooms are a burst of laughter in the middle of spring. And you need to enjoy them as much as you can because wisteria blooms usually last about a month. The wisteria’s pea-like flowers disappear as fast as they appeared.
Here’s a series of beautiful wisteria blooms on a very large trellis. I decided to show you what the wisteria blooms look like as a group and then zoom in to have you enjoy a closer look. I’m thinking about making some photo paintings out of these colorful images. They seem perfect for that.
Did you know Wisteria is a very invasive plant? It’s easy to guess why when realize how fast it can grow in any direction.
Floral Friday Fotos: Wisteria blooms on a large trellis
The Wisteria vine is very thick and can reach significant heights with very little support.
Floral Friday Fotos: Wisteria blooms on wooden trellisFloral Friday Fotos: Wisteria in bloom
Did you know both the wisteria flowers and the wisteria seeds (they grow in pods) are poisonous? Not a great plant to have around pets and children, unfortunately.
Cluster of wisteria blooms
I think wisteria displays some of the most beautiful shades of purple in nature. Don’t you agree?
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