Melflor Rose, 4.21.16
Month: April 2016
Goodnight Flower
This is one of my favorite roses at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden. The petal color can vary from a green (yes green!) rose to a salmon. It’s just a fascinating variety!
Sheila MacQueen Rose, 4.21.16
First Shot
I knew today was a day “all mine” (until I play for the Opera San Jose performance of Streetcar tonight, that is), so I decided to walk to my two favorite rose gardens. I began by heading to the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden. The plant below is my first shot, and these tiny things (you can’t tell, but they are quite small!) can be found along the Guadalupe trail. I’ve yet to figure out what they are. Maybe Vicia cracca (bird vetch), but I’m not sure if that flower is as tiny as these. Surely it’s some sort of vetch, though.
When I arrived at the first rose garden I was not at all disappointed … until after a few shots my camera informed me that my battery was dead! I had forgotten to switch out batteries. So home I went, and I’ll have to return to the Heritage Garden and get in the visit the Municipal Rose Garden another day.
First Shot: Pink & Purple, 4.21.16
Goodnight Flower
Mauve & Orange Iris, 4.20.16
A Wonderful Garden
I’ve known about Nola’s Iris Garden for a while now, but today was my first visit. I can guarantee I’ll be back. The number of iris are overwhelming and the beauty is simply amazing. I made so a many images I can’t even guess how long it will take me to get through them all yet I didn’t manage to see and enjoy every variety. I’m going to guess that is nearly impossible! When I could figure out what the name was I would shoot the variety sign, but sometimes I couldn’t tell which iris belonged to which sign. The one below, though, is named correctly … I’m not pretending … promise!
Just Pretending, 4.20.16
Wordless On Wednesday
As an explanation … sorry, I have to use words this time … Google+ has a hashtag or two: #wordlessonwednesday #wordlesswednesday (I’m never sure which is the “real” one) and we are to post a photo with nothing else. In other words (hah!) it’s wordless. Sometimes it’s just a awesome photo and sometimes something “other”.
Goodnight Flower
On my walk today I spotted these blue flowers. Unfortunately it was pretty windy and they never would be still enough for a perfectly in focus shot, but I like this despite the blur.
This is Ixia, also knows as the African corn lily from what I am reading. This was a flower new to me. I love when that happens!
Ixia, 4.19.16
First Shot
I believe this is Convolvulus sabatius, but I can’t say for certain until a master verifies this (she knows who she is!) If I’m correct, it is also called ground blue-convolvulus or blue rock bindweed. Fortunately for me it’s also my first shot so I can just name it that.
First Shot: Purple, 4.19.16
Dan @ Work
I love being married to someone who has a passion for photography. I also love being able to take photographs of this master photographer. Here G Dan Mitchell is, doing what he does ever so well!
I posted an early quick version of this on Facebook and Google+ while we were still in the desert, but here is my “finally I’m in front of a screen I can work with!” version.
Dan @ Work, 3.30.16
Goodnight Flower
Pastel Iris, 4.18.16
