Wild flowers, March 2015

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The last two are shooting stars, as XT points out, the first one is popcorn flower, and the second one is hound’s tongue. Sorry, my Jepson’s is still lost. It’s here somewhere! I have three more photos to upload, but will do so in a separate post, so I don’t need to rewrite the identifications.

Foto Fridays and Photo Contest

As long as I have been running these header photo contests, people have sent in photos that won’t fit the format, no matter what I say or do. The same was true this time. Some of the photos have been absolutely stunning. I’ve decided to feature one or two “normal” photos rather randomly on Fridays, based on what I received that week. So if you have a photo that hasn’t lent itself to the header contest, now is your chance. Here is one from Dale Diesel (the rainbow) and one from Perry McCormick, both submitted for the contest.image

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And congratulations to our winner, Marie!

Photo Contest, Jan 2015

Sorry for the delay, but here it finally is! The top five finalists.

Number them top to bottom, as I can’t on my iPad, and then

vote, either with the poll or in the comment section. Voting ends Thursday at midnight PST.
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Foto Friday, 1/16/15

A beautiful shot from Dan Danbom taken yesterday in Pacific Grove. Gorgeous Dan!

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Merry Christmas

From Dan Danbom and bigsurkate

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The postcards in this photo are Dan’s grandmothers and about 100 years old. They set the tone for this photo. As always, thanks, Dan!

Foto Friday, 12/19/14

It has been a few weeks, but … Here are a couple I took this week out my window during breaks in our storms.

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