This was taken a few weeks ago while out on a hike through the local backcountry. Â Spring is fading away, and wildfires are already beginning to rear their flames. Â The plants here are more lush than they have been in some time – we had a bit of rain!
Nikon FM2N, Elicar 55mm f2.8 Macro, Fuji Superia Xtra 400, Pakon 135 scanner.
I’m trying to reclaim my life in some ways – the hours I’ve worked have been awful, and since changed for a bit more humane schedule. Â So, to reclaim my life, it means I cannot let the whiney, lazy me take over and say, wah, not enough time! Â This morning, up at 6, coffee, pulled on my stinky clothes from yesterday, and went out, film cameras and phone in hand. Â What a delightful thing to do! Â No one around . . . the birds were singing their mating songs (especially lovely were the mockingbirds) and flitting about. Â Everywhere, the pungent scent of the chaparral’s resinous plants. Â The sun was still low in the sky. Â As I walked, I looked, and saw . . . a wild rose in bloom . . . quails running for cover . . . mourning doves within a few feet of me. Â A slice of heaven!
Up and around the backside of the local botanical garden – new growth everywhere!
A walk through an orchard in late November yielded these fruit.
Yesterday a trip to the local botanical garden yielded a treasure trove of autumn color.
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