… at least according to Google’s image search.
Update: a reader says it’s too early for rhododendron and Google has it wrong – more likely oleander…
Rhododendron
Tag: flower
Fifth Avenue
Daffodils
Flower Before Painting
Descanso Gardens
A visit to the Descanso Gardens with family.
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Aeonium
Lemonade Berry
We smelled a really strong lemony scent on this short trail but we couldn’t locate it. The aptly named Lemonade Berry did not seem to be the source.
Perez’s Sea Lavender and Camellia
Bird of Paradise Lost?
Cooper’s Hardy Ice Plant on Second
Wild Palms?
And some Birds of Paradise with their late afternoon shadows from our day trip to Coronado.
Good luck with that!
We went up to Presidio Park and visited the Junipero Serra Museum (the Spanish Missionary who planted a cross here, declaring the lands in the name of Christ). Afterwards we walked around the Park and eventually descended the hill to Old Town.
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Bird of Paradise
These appear to be a popular local plant. They’re beautiful. Expect to see lots more of the local flora over the coming weeks which may look quotidian to Westerners but are exotic to me.
Flower Display
Blue-Eyed Beauty
Autumn Profusion
Brighton Pleasure Palace?
Election Day, USA – Go vote, if you haven’t already!
Contrasting the democratic power of the vote (today’s election day in the US) with royal autocracy, here are a couple of snaps of Brighton’s Royal Pavilion.
Flower
Wildflowers
Another walk along the North Downs Way. There’s always something new to see and we’ve never gone more than about 5 – 10 miles along its 153-mile course, all the way to Dover.
Thistle Do for Now
