Place: Neah Bay.....

Neah bay.........in Washington state...

Drab morning in September...clam-studded shore rocks...silence punctuated by the cacophony of gulls and crows....battalions of kelps floating on the calm water....

Place: Woodbridge lake...........

Woodbridge lake...I love to hang about this lake in my neighborhood...
Rabbits sighting is a must..apart from a variety of birds...

Bird of paradise and day lily grace the streets beside it........

Reflection: Reminiscing trips...

Lately, situation has changed for me....I am no more free-bird, but a 9-5 robot..I am not complaining a bit for it, as I was in dire need of a job, and I love my work...but its not that I don't miss roaming in the sun, and occasional holidays without the issues of begging for leave..........

Some pictures from my past trips......

Sierra in autumn........

Snow-coated aspens..

On the high altitude Bristlecone pine forest...talk of silence!

Spring in Zion National Park........

Autumn in Olympic National Park.....vicinity of Hoh rainforest...

Pretty tree in Flagstaff........

Land of 'big sky' Montana...

Mono lake...

Bryce National Park..

 A valley in Mount Palomar ....

A giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park.......

Place: Irvine neighborhood walk.........

Once every weekend, I make it a point to walk in my neighborhood......watching the change in season, and the response of the plants and fauna......and the transition elates me..

Spotted this beautiful bee hive on a fig tree.........listened to the humming.....

California peppers are blooming in zillion clusters....reminds of the neem blossoms in India, native country.........

Place: Woodbridge lake on a late winter afternoon.........

There is this lake Woodbridge in our Irvine neighborhood......we love to take stroll around it.....and marvel at its flora and fauna.........
Sweetgum has started to break buds......

A coot, swollen up like a blimp...the next moment it was attacking another coot.....

A pair of mallards....its the season of breeding..

The bark of ponytail palm....looks like the carapace of a turtle...

Fountain showing a rainbow...

A tumor/burl on a coral tree.......

A lone Egyptian goose chick...its parents were there...but  a lady told it has five siblings as well...nowhere to be seen..I don't want to speculate what happened to them...

Mottled bark of an elm tree..........

Season: Rainy day......

A much-awaited rainy day.......
I love exploring with my camera in tow, to see how the plants are responding..

Bird of paradise.....

Irish......

Indian hawthorn.......

The strolling path by my apartment...

Geranium .....

Bower vine under the inky sky..