Good Morning!

Good morning world! I made this photo yesterday. I was thinking it was aloe buds of some sort, but I’m not finding images that look like it when I search on aloe. Anyone out there know? And yes … there are aphids in this. I didn’t even notice them when I was shooting. Silly me!

Succulent Buds & Aphids, 3.5.15
Succulent_Buds_&_Aphids,_3.4.15

ID, Anyone?

This is from a meadow in Yosemite (I’m sorry to say I don’t know the various names of meadows there. Shame on me, yes?) I haven’t a clue what this tree is, but the buds were pretty with the frost on them. Anyone out there know what this is from this bit of a tree? I’m guessing it’s rather hard to identify this way, so I’m probably silly to ask.

Yosemite Buds, 3.1.15
Yosemite_Buds,_3.1.15