Sunday, March 9, 2025

Botanical Garden at Camellia Time

Collage of seven floral images

Collage 1: Top: Peach colored vireya rhododendron; red camellia
Middle: pink camellia detail, white camellia with red stripe; magnolia detail
Bottom row: red camellia, pink camellia

The camellias in my neighborhood have been blooming, and I finally got out to the San Francisco Botanical Garden (formerly known as the Arboretum, which it still also is!) to appreciate them.  While I was there, I was able to appreciate other plants as well!

Collage 2 of seven floral images

Collage 2: Top: Agave (probably), red camellia, magnolia (tulip style)
Center: white camellia
Bottom: pink furry protea, euphorbia, two enormous tulips in pale and medium pink

Collage 3 of 5 floral images

Collage 3: Top: white rhododendron with hot pink markings, white camellia
Bottom: pink magnolia, yellow center detail of a protea shrub, pink spray of holly

Sky (4 March 2025)

Cloud-streaked blue sky with the sun peeking behind a strip of clouds, above San Bruno Mountain, with the SF Bay in the Foreground

Clouds: I can't get enough of them, when they are distributed in interesting ways... 

Sunday, March 2, 2025

You know I love giant echium (28 February 2025)

Top of a giant echium bloom stalk

These remind me of walks I would take with friends along the bay shore at a prior employer...  Good friends, good colleagues, good conversations...  Also: walking meetings are GREAT. 

Silent pigeon (25 February 2025)

White pigeon stencilled onto an SF lamppost

I don't know which artist creates these stencils, but I like them! 

Plum blossoms (25 February 2025)

Plum blossoms in sunlight with a bright blue sky behind them

The plum trees in Alameda are having their moment. 

Ceanothus (25 February 2025)

Close up of dusty blue ceanothus in bloom
What a pleasant shade of blue...
 

Lost bud (23 February 2025)

Deep purple moth orchid with lighter white and pale violet centers on a stem with several buds, including one that is dried
My orchids want to give blooming another go...