The serenity of your photo was comfort.

A horse's face, maybe?

in only the way you are so adept at.

Monocotyledons, commonly referred to as monocots, are flowering plants whose seeds typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Lilianae

I had no idea my favourite culinary delight was related to a favourite tree.

I'm happy I saw your post before closing down for dinner.

That Royal Palm, by its flower looks somewhat related to the Nikau Palm here.

Thank you for the visual drama and beauty of the storm's end, and the promise of the Agave's brilliance.

The palm is awesome, too.

to support you Guys--your wonderful work really brings this non-photographer a lot of enjoyment.

My condolences to you, in the loss of such a young 'special person.' It must be wonderful to be able to honor a friend, and, at the same time, find solace in your photography. Take care.

Mollie

“I believe in the redemptive powers of a dog’s love. It is in recognition of each dog’s potential to lift the human spirit and therefore– to change society for the better, that I fight to make sure every street dog has its day.”
--Stasha Wong, Secretary, Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD)

The SOSD Fantastic Four

And the ocean was brown. Brown. The birds confused. The waves would come and they would fly up, land back in the water only to have to fly away again. We have some wood on the beach in the winter but never this much. The mouth of the river is just on the other side of the cliffs. At low tide in the summer you can get across. Well, need I say it. Yes, I need to. Global warming. We have front row seats. Enjoy the show or maybe the ride.

Wow Dawg your posts always send me back. Before I worked at the Alvarado Street Bakery co-op, I live-worked on a fish farm at the very end of Estero Lane, where the Estero Americana meets the sea just south of Bodega Bay. Lucky. I did know George Bottarini, he was a funny guy. Definitely one of the good old boys.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/5034984-181/conservation-groups-purchase-estero-ranch

The land, which includes environmentally sensitive and biologically diverse coastal prairie habitat, provides critical linkage in the wildlife corridor along the coast, hosting badgers, bobcats, and deer and other species.

It also is in the heart of the Pacific Flyway bird migratory route, offering important forage for waterfowl and raptors.

It will remain in use for cattle grazing, officials said. A 12-acre abalone-farming operation on the property will continue as well.

Coastal access rocks! Never surrender. My few photos from that time are not digital, unscanned. scanned one from September 1985. Now looking for my RV photos, I had a little self-contained Mobile Traveler we used to take up to Salt Point, Bodega Dunes was the favorite though. Took it to Yosemite once. I miss camping, yet another non-discretionary item long gone from the suffering budget.

But a key feature of the transaction is a covenant that will permit passive recreational use in perpetuity, beginning with docent-led tours in the months ahead and, eventually, construction of a public trail connecting up with the county’s Shorttail Gulch Trail on the north.

See ya?
Thanks
Edited to fix typos add photo.

If I'd had my other camera I could have adjusted the depth of field to make it stand out.
I am trying to email it to myself from my phone, but it's a hit and miss if the stupid phone will email it.
And of course every time I take my camera on my walks, there's nothing to photograph.

I agree with what you said about death. It's going to be a year at the end of the month since mom died and I can't believe how fast the year went bye.
If that other photo ever gets here, I'll post it so check back.
I added the tree photo, not sure if you saw it.
Funny how I have been walking at the cemetery for years and then find something I have been walking bye and not noticing.
Can you see the dates for when the girls died?
The family moved around a lot in a short time period. And they didn't have airplanes, just horses and buggies.

It is humorous but also surprising. And the moss? A scarf blowing or hair... What fun.

Freezer would work, semi-space. Yes, I have new color-changing lights and I prefer the not-color versions of options. Glad to hear I am normal by c99 standards. But totally into LED effect lighting. No new lighting for 20 years does that to some.

We got caught on the ring road outside road of Avignon because the map did not have the more detailed scale of the roads to get into the city. It's funny now but it was really crazy then driving in a foreign county trying to figure out where we were going.

I do like the contrast and reflections myself.