Category Archives: flowers

The rare roses of Berkeley… part 4…

Posted on May 7, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I know, it doesn’t even look like a rose, does it? You would know why, if you read the previous posts in this series. And no, I am still not ready to tell my other funny story yet. Just enjoy … Continue reading →

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 3…

Posted on May 7, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Okay, in the last post, I explained why the roses in the Berkeley Rose Garden are so rare that they might exist only in one or two other places in the world. In the next post… or the one after … Continue reading →

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 2… (or): Why are the roses rare?

Posted on May 7, 2017 by pouringmyartout

A reader asked why I called these roses in Berkeley rare. No, I didn’t choose the word carelessly. I am sure I told this story a long time ago, but let’s go through it again. It turns out that all … Continue reading →

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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 1…

Posted on May 6, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Yes, those are roses… and I have a bunch more pictures of roses… and some stories to tell about the roses. For now, just enjoy the roses.

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I know… more pictures of flowers in my mom’s garden… but now with gratuitous photos of San Francisco and the Golden Gate thrown in!!!

Posted on May 6, 2017 by pouringmyartout

I am falling behind on posting about my Bay Area adventures! Okay, I realize that, technically, walking into my mom’s backyard and taking pictures of flowers might not classify as an adventure… But who doesn’t like flowers? And being in … Continue reading →

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I know… more pictures of flowers in my mom’s garden…

Posted on May 6, 2017 by pouringmyartout

 

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And now, another gratuitous post of Bay Area sunset photos…

Posted on May 4, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Ha! That’s an artsy one. That is taken through the leaves of that old plum tree on the top level of my mom’s backyard. You can see little wisps of fog creeping in over the bay, the same fog that … Continue reading →

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My little girl… and her new husband…

Posted on April 9, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Jessica and Jason are now married. It was a magical day and an awesome weekend. Everything was perfect. The sun was shining. The flowers were blooming. The pants stump was wearing his best belt. Much cornhole was played. It couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Some pictures…

Posted on April 8, 2017 by pouringmyartout

These are the last pictures I took around the house we rented for the wedding party to stay in for my daughter’s wedding… which is today… before the huge party we threw last night… which I have many pictures of … Continue reading →

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More desert flowers…

Posted on April 5, 2017 by pouringmyartout

So, whenever I drive between San Diego, California and Scottsdale, Arizona, I have to pass over a mountain range that is just East of San Diego. Yes, the same one I took the sunrise pictures from the top of on … Continue reading →

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