On my walk to my office this morning I spotted this spunky flower growing up through the sidewalk crack. It looks to me like a dandelion but albino – or even more different, because it almost looks clear. I thought it was fascinating.
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Pink and puffy
I was recently on a quick visit to friends in San Diego – it was a great trip! In their backyard they have mimosa trees and while I wandered around I stopped and took this picture. Enjoy!
Scene while walking: August 15, 2014
There were many lovely large plantings of lantana around the area where my hotel was. Where I live we need to keep it in pots to overwinter inside or treat it as an annual. Such a gorgeous flower.
World’s most beautiful iris
This is not up for vote or debate, I have the world’s most beautiful iris in my yard.
Late bloomer
For everyone else, pink phlox is an early spring flower but for some reason mine is late every year. It’s really coming into its own now, and it’s lovely.
Sunburst daffodil
We have many varieties of daffodil and they bloom at different times, so we have them for many weeks. One of my favorites just started blooming – I don’t know the real name, but I call it the sunburst daffodil. It’s so dense with petals that the taller ones tip over from the weight.
Scene while walking: May 10, 2013
Along the rivers and canals are lots of wild rosebushes. They are just starting to bloom, and they cheered up my morning recently.
