Yesterday morning, our photo club went for a walk at Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve. It was a warm day with Santa Ana weather, but in the shade of the trees walking was pleasant.
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Climbing Milkweed
Along a trail that we frequently use for our walks, Alex and I found an astonishingly large patch of Climbing Milkweed. We must have walked past it plenty of times – only now that a lot of the vegetation is brown and in its summer dormancy, the small flower clusters and the deep, muted green of the vine was more noticable. We spent an overcast morning there photographing them, earlier in the month.
Santee Lakes Dragonflies
Yesterday, Alex and I went to the Dragonfly meetup of our photo club, organized by Steve Cirone. It’s the first time that I took pictures of dragonflies – thanks to the good tips from Steve, I was able to come home with some pictures that I really like, immediately. It was a fun event!
Flowers in 2018
Some wildflower photos from spring 2018 that I made our recent walks and hikes in and around the greater San Diego area.
Woollyleaf Ceanothus
Woollyleaf Ceanothus or Ceanothus tomentosus is the prettiest sight here in Southern California in the chaparral shrublands in spring. Its blue color is so vivid, the inflorescence so delicate, and the smell so good!
Wind in Wheat (3 photos)
It was very windy while we were in Paso Robles. Before we continued west on Highway 46 we took Vineyard Road to take in some more of the scenery. The wind moved the still mostly green wheat in this field around a lot and I tried to capture some of the elegance and chaos in it.
Bee on Lavender
A honey bee feasting on blooming lavender at the Keys Creek Lavender Farm in San Diego’s north county.
