Joy: My small doses of inspiration!!.......

There so many filthy things going on in this world, but why should we let them bug us, when we are blessed with serene beauties  to counter all sorts of negativity and fill our souls with peace....I feel, its a great blessing to be able to see beauty in things surrounding us..

These pictures below comprise some motivation for my walk, day after day, sun or rain...

Noticing their seasonal change fills me with joy and inspiration...

The wall of bougainvillea..with their brilliance they are bound to attract the attention of any onlooker....I wonder, how incomplete South California floral palette would have been without them!!

The magnolia leaves naturally have the coppery shade...yet the setting sun accentuates it with another layer of gold..

This intrepid little guy stuck to the hibiscus twig, as I clicked away...

Not sure if the Santa Ana wind has anything to do with the skyscape but the diffused clouds looked pretty!

Its definitely the peak bloom time for the tangerine cape honey suckles...

This luscious, pink dragon fruit dangles from one of the many California pepper trees in Mission San Diego...

Jacaranda show.......

Ornamental plum.......

Rose galore.....

Pool-ful of lilies......

Aloe blooms......

Profuse wild mustard blooms........

this hibiscus...

..big leaves of Empress tree..

.....pretty agapanthus.........

.......daylily bud...

........patch of blooming clovers

The old mulberry tree, laden with bountiful berries..no wonder, birds flock here...

Lily of the Nile bud about to unfurl...

Tiny olive drupes....

Palm panicle...

Inky blue sky...a storm is brewing up...

Southern magnolia..........

* Appreciate and bask in the splendor in your vicinity...derive happiness and inspiration from them..

  To end this post, nothing but one quote comes to my mind...."happiness is like good health, you don't notice it until its gone"..so true, applicable to everybody...