Foto Friday, 8

Calchortus venustus

bigsurkate

Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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matthew evers says:

January 10, 2014 at 10:18 am

Thanks, that's real data. Lovely also!
Holycowgirl says:

January 10, 2014 at 10:25 am

Somehow like a newborn. Birth out of ashes. Good, beautious omen of spring and rains.
Wally'n'cats says:

January 10, 2014 at 10:39 am

Those are remarkable.
How about this purple variety:

http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/Calochortus/Calochortus_venustus_7.jpg
Pam Cromie says:

January 10, 2014 at 1:39 pm

Lovely and evocative.
Suzi says:

January 14, 2014 at 10:42 pm

I have a hard time believing that this gorgeous flower is a recent bloom. Am I wrong?
- bigsurkate says:
  
  January 15, 2014 at 3:45 am
  
  It is NOT recent, true.
  
  bigsurkate on iPhone
  
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Sonia Lewis says:

August 29, 2016 at 8:57 pm

I was just at the big Sur, and it was beautiful.
Thank you for posting pictures.