Friday Night Photos Garden Edition
Happy Friday everyone. I hope everybody is doing well. Post any photos, memes, or music you like.
It's been a mild spring here in the lower left corner this year. Normally by this time of spring the temps inland from the coast where I live would be hitting the low 80°. So far the temps have been in the low to mid 70s and the morning marine layer that usually burns off around mid morning is sticking around until early afternoon. I'm keeping my fingers crossed this summer will be mild too. On the economic front, groceries are still expensive and a gallon of gas was $4.95 when I filled up the other day.
Wednesday of last week the camera club had it's monthly outing at the San Diego Botanical Garden, which, oddly enough, is not actually located in San Diego but about 20 miles north in Encinitas.
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wow, that's a beautiful garden
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thanks for taking us along for a look-see.
the flower girl is my kinda lady
some Rhodes from RI for color contrast
and a wildcat noticed in the bush today
Señor
thanks social!
question everything
Hi, QMS.
Those flowers look similar to hydrangeas and that wildcat is one stone cold kitty.
Thanks for the Willie Nelson. A lot of people have covered Dylan songs over the years.
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Yes, listening to a local station
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WUMB in Boston doing many Dylan covers & etc.
https://wumb.org/streams/
hell of a musician all told
stone cold kitties indeed
the bush
thought they were rhododendron
but could be of the hydrangea variety
not a flower identifier kinda guy
question everything
The Traveling Wilburys
were a great super group short lived as the were.
I'm not much of a flower identifier kinda guy either.
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Why I bought their only album (I think)
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
the missing performer
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I assume to be represented by the empty rocking chair with a guitar
perhaps is ? forgot his name, but thought I heard his voice in there
memory is like Swiss cheese
question everything
Roy Orbison n/t
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
yeah, thanks
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could picture it but couldn't name him
think that's right
question everything
Yeppers!
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
If I'm not mistaken
the missing performer is Roy Orbison.
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@Socialprogressive Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison could sing opera. His voice was that powerfully unique.
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Thanks for WUMB Q
Listening to Like a Rolling Stone by the Stones now
Happy birthday Bob!
staying young is mostly a state of mind
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even though he made 83, there is a perennial youth within
somewhat radical and inspirational to us non-kids
question everything
Agree, Q
and hopefully to newer kids too.
While I agree
staying young is mostly a state of mind, there are days my body would suggest otherwise.
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I was 2 yrs old when this song became popular.
All my life, except that first year, I have loved this song:
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
I also have nice memories of that song
The image that comes to mind is of the love my parents shared.
Nice song
Though it did come out a few years before my time.
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Strange as it may seem, an elderly Bob Dylan covered that song!
Thanks lot
His crooning and guitar have an hawaiian feel, no?
Great Dylan selection, Janis
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Hi again Q
I continued listening to WUMB into the next day. You were probably in dream land by then. Whoever’s djaying is playing great selections. Thanks again.
Your bird and insect photos
Your bird and insect photos are amazing!
Thank you BORG_US_BORG
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What kind of tree is that?
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Beautiful photos as usual.
I have no idea what this is, but the field was full of them. Looked for them today, but maybe it’s too early.
Hi, snoopy
The tree with the cool looking yellow blossoms is an Angel Trumpet.
I believe what you have there is thistle.
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I have heard them called
tulip tree. I had one in the yard for years, winter got it, haven't seen it in any stores since.
Wonderful photos, as is your way!
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Hi, otc
They're a pretty tree. Sorry you lost yours. I would think a nursery would be able to get you one.
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Trumpet
bells tree might be another name for them. They are magically fragrant. Very strong fragrance.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." ---- William Casey, CIA Director, 1981
Hey snoop
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looks like what we used to call thistle
back on the farm, thorny little devils
question everything
Hi Social
I can just about feel the softness of the petals because of the clarity of your textures. Your photos are very beautiful, thank you.
I wish you a mild summer season as well.
Thank you, Janis
The camera does all the work. I just try to point it in the right direction.
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I know better ; )
But you do make it look so simple!
Hi all c99ers
A couple images from here ...
Have a mild and enjoyable weekend
nice shots Janis
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the moisture on the first flower
emanates vigor
question everything
Good evening Janis, wonderful photos.
what is the second one?
be well and have a good one
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Thank you el
The second photo is an image of a piece of the Mamaku (tree fern) trunk, with the smoke from a sage stick burning.
I'm sure it's naturally beautiful and intricate textures were and are highly inspirational to Maori carvers and sculptors.
Thanks. Agree on inspirational. n/t
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Hi, Janis
Beautiful photos. Excellent lighting on both. The smoke in the second shot is a nice touch.
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@janis b Hey j!
Hey j!
Beautiful photos as always! So delicate of light. Beautiful.
Thanks!
be well!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Hi d
Thank you for that description, it touches my heart.
You be well too
Hola SP, great photos, as usual, especially the third one
and the Brugmansia/Angel's trumpet tree. My wife & I went there not too, too long ago when it was still named Quail Gardens.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
Hi, EL
I'm not sure when the name changed. The first time I went there was about 12 years ago and it was still called Quail Gardens then.
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An explanation of the name change
They missed eradicating all the California Quails. Some of them live right here!
Thanks for the link, Janis
There's an area close by to where I live where I've seen Quails from time to time.
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We see quail sporadically, all over the state, most
recently either Pismo Beach area or East Alameda County in LIvermore. There are a ton out in the Anza-Borrego desert, plus hybrids or crosses with Gambels Quail down there.
be well and have a good one
That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --
The quail
must be very adaptable, to live happily in the harsh conditions of the desert, as well as in milder wet conditions.
Once in a while they nest under my shallow deck in the sand. The babies look like tiny fur balls, and move like children's wind up toys as they race to keep close to mom.
Hi pixelators
Hi all, Hey SP!
GREAT photos as always SP! They are all great! I'm going with #3 for my personal favorite. As Murray and Martin asked each other... "What the hell is that thing??"
Very neat1
Here are a couple to remind folks what low- and no- res pix look like...
My botanic garden is the yard and local envorons. I do have 100 species of plants on my yard list, which is two acres of highly disturbed all formerly over-grazed two acres. Can't be 10 trees so most are native wildflowers.
These first two are Mexican Hat. Which can be these two colors, or all maroon. Why did they not just call it Sombrero? Couldn't spell it? One the sepals are all open, the other most are yet to.
This is new for the yard, mysdys spotted it a couple weeks ago. Green Milkweed-Vine aka Pearl Milkweed.
Hope all are well! Happy trails!
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
Hi, dystopian
Love the bright colors on the Mexican Hat. I bet they attract a lot of insects and hummingbirds.
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Thank you for the photos d
I find the geometry of the layers of sepals fascinating. Your botanic garden exhibits a lot of life!
The milkweed vine discovered by mysdys is also fascinating. Both the flowers are somewhat bizarrely structured ; ).
When you are old at heart, the nicest thing, coming back here,
is that you can feel that your heart gets young again.
Good to see you all again.
Here in my woods, there is water everywhere around. I am having enough of all the water. I want everything dry for a change.
Be well all !
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@mimi Geez, mimi, send us some
Geez, mimi, send us some of that water. We could use it here in the east central part of the Sandbar Peninsula. Great photos, gang.
That Bird-of-Paradise is one of my 2 favorite flowers along with a Poinsettia in bloom, Sp. Also like the tunes and the accompanying comments. I could do music all day long. 
Sure beats current events! I don't own any Dylan cos I never liked his voice. Now, I have a lot of Dylan covers. Needless to say, he was an iconic bard. Anywho, hope everyone is staying cool and safe this Holiday weekend. I'm staying parked at the obf casa. Rec'd!! 
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Hi, obf
With your storm season approaching I would think you will have plenty of water real soon. Enjoy your holiday weekend.
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Guten morgen, mimi
c99 is guaranteed to make you feel 10 years younger or your money back.
Good to see you back. Hope things dry up soon.
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Hi mimi!
You just made my heart get younger.
I wish you a forever young heart even if the rest is not as vigorous.
There's always Leonard to lift your heart even if it doesn't make it feel younger.
I hope to see you soon again
Beautiful Flowers & a trip down memory lane...
I remember going to that botanical garden all of once, but the shot of the waterfall brought back a few memories. I moved out to California from the Midwest, with my then-GF, back in 1985. Stayed for seven years, pursuing a career path that went mostly nowhere. Moved back here in 1992, for love. But the botanical gardens, both in S.D., and just North of S.B. (which we re-Christened Saint Babs, or alternately, Saint Boo-Boo), stuck in my mind, along with some of those magnificent vistas that CA affords. The Sierras, PCH, Joshua Tree Nat. Monument, the deserts both high and low, the view from on top of Mt Tamalpias, or looking up from the base of Mt. Shasta, and Yosemite in Winter, with only about a dozen other people in the park... Wish I had pictures of all those places, but the only camera I had at the time was a polaroid; not really suited for landscapes!
Thank you, Socialprogressive, for these beautiful photos!
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.”
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hi, AP
California is not without its faults (San Andreas), but natural beauty is not one of them.
Glad I could bring back some good memories.
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