Month: August 2015

Flora Photography, Succulent Photography

Dizzy Day — Dizzy Photo

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It appears I am going to deal with what I call a “dizzy day” today. This means very little computer time until it passes, as that only aggravates the condition. I do hope I recover quickly but I think, for now, a walk is in order … natural light seems to be best (and fluorescents the worst). I had thought about a <gasp!> shopping trip to Costco, which I just joined today but that won’t be happening. (I had heard they have good organic produce: in my quick look-see yesterday I saw a few things, but not as many as I had hoped. Their sparkling water was decently priced, but only because they are having a $3 off deal until August 30. I did see a lot of junk food I will be avoiding, though!)

This plant I’m posting might be Kalanchoe tetraphylla, but I really need to read up on my succulents before I get specific.

Kalanchoe Leaves, 7.14.15Kalanchoe Leaves, 7.14.15

Floral Photography, Goodnight Flower

Goodnight Flower

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Another rose from today’s walk, this is called Crimson Glory and was created in 1935. A very cool thing at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden is that you can see dates of roses, and I’ve read that some are about 500 years old. At the moment there aren’t a whole lot of blooms on the older roses, but I’m hoping I can visit next year when the oldsters are in bloom so I can enjoy them and perhaps share them here.

The fragrance in the garden is wonderful, by the way. Even when not as many are blooming.

Crimson Glory, 8.24.15Crimson_Glory_Rose,_8.24.15

First Shot, Flora Photography

First Shot

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I took a nine mile walk today. My destination was the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden and while there are a lot of roses past their prime I ended up spending a good amount of time shooting some. I’m hopeful that I’ll have a few pretty nice rose photos soon.

On my way there I ran across a patch of this cane and while I knew I’d not get anything absolutely extraordinary I had to stop. I’m not certain it’s Arundo donax, but it sure looks as if it could be. We double reed players use this stuff to make our reeds. The cane in this photo was large enough to be contrabassoon cane, I think.

First Shot: Cane, 8.24.15First_Shot-_Cane,_8.24.15