there is plenty to be thankful for...
Family, friends, good health, nature's bounty,
and the beauty that surrounds us every day.
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If you really look around you, there is plenty to be thankful for... Family, friends, good health, nature's bounty, and the beauty that surrounds us every day. I am appreciative.
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As we wrap up another month that brought us triple digits and early-season wildfires, I know I've been waking in the wee hours too often: anxious, hair damp and head muddled with random, disconnected thoughts that keep me awake. And so I have chosen a gallery of night shots that are open to interpretation under the title theme above - There have been 31 Hot August Nights,
and whether you see the imminent arrival of an alien invasion or have the sense that Raymond Chandler was onto something... just remember - the summer has not yet peaked for the season and you can count on more restless nights to come. Despite our appreciation of the unseasonal summer rains of a week ago, and the promise of an El Nino this winter, we must still learn to live with the on-going drought. And in case you are of the belief that drought tolerant plants translate to "Brown is the New Green" here are a few plant options that are currently blooming which might change your perceptions... All images above were photographed in Southern California
during the summer and represent a mixture of native species, Mediterraneans, Australians, succulents and edibles - limiting the combinations only to each gardener's imagination. (More landscape photos can be seen at gardenscapestudio.com) The longest day of the year has come and gone, 15 hours and 6 minutes of sunshine... ...which I enjoyed by being outside until last light today after a very full weekend which began and ended in the garden. And so I share with you my impressionist interpretation
of a summer landscape which befits the "golden hour". As it is my intention to post a Mini Series every month this year,
(and we have already arrived at the last Monday in January) I decided to look no further than my neighborhood for inspiration. And I found an abundance of seasonal patterns - beginning with the flocks of wild parrots that have come to roost in our camphor trees for the winter... |
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