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The rare roses of Berkeley… part 4…

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…

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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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!!!

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… it’s another Bay Area sunset as seen from my mom’s deck…

What can I say? I like sunsets. I like my mom’s deck. I like my mom. I like trees and sky. I like earth and water. I like colors.

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Some bad pictures of a good sunrise, that I took with my bad camera, in a bad way, and for a bad reason that has some good aspects to it…

Okay, so I left San Diego at 3:30 this morning, to beat the traffic in LA, and to maybe catch a sunrise for you… because I know you hate to get up that early. Yes, I took these while I … Continue reading

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Happy cows and little yellow flowers…

Coming back over the last mountain range into San Diego, I stopped on a little side road to take these photos. It was a mountain meadow full of small, yellow flowers. And a bunch of happy cows. I think the … Continue reading

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More desert flowers…

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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Arthur went on a cool road trip, and all we got are these stupid photos of sunrises and desert flowers!!!

As I mentioned earlier, I got up super early for the drive back to San Diego from Arizona, so I could see the sun coming up over the desert, and take some pictures for you. I love driving parallel to … Continue reading

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Drivin’ through the desert…

I forgot that there is a downside to getting up early enough to watch the sun rise over the desert on the road between San Diego and Arizona… you end up staring into the sun for the next two hours … Continue reading

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Why yes, I did wake up at 3:00 AM so you could watch the sunrise over the desert…

I mean, as long as I was driving from San Diego, California to Scottsdale, Arizona… I timed it so that I was at the top of the mountain range East of San Diego at 5:00… because I am thoughtful like … Continue reading

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