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Santiago Regional Park..old timer-oaks ravaged by wildfire..

Duck on the blue Lake Poway......

A serene pond on the way to Hoh rain forest.........

Autumn glory in the foothills of Sequoia National Park......

Buttery-soft tulip.....

Monarch butterfly larvae chomping on milkweed........

Sunset at Mission Beach, San Diego..........

Gulls dotting the waters, Laguna beach...........

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Calley pear blooms..........

I guess, a flock of starlings......

A stroller......I am sure even a baby will be enriched with such view...

Star-spangled banner.......

Black oak has turned gold in winter.........

Rain watching from living room....

San Diego skyline....

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Lighthouse somewhere in Washington State.....

Lotus pond.......

SDSU...my alma mater..under a pretty sky..

Torrey Pines State beach......

Old pear present a great autumn show......

Bare sweetgum tree sporting the club-like seed pods.....

Monarch butterfly on alyssum...

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Female wood duck......

Nasturtium.....

Road trip......

Geese flock flying over the wildfire scarred chaparral canyons......

Curious hawk .......

Zion cliffs view from motel balcony.....

Lion sisters............

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Carrotwood flowers draping the ground.......

Bougainvillea and coral tree flower........

Azalea............

Inclement weather at the foothills of high Sierra....

Garden statue.......

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Toyon berries at golden hour......

Flying mallards...

Bird of paradise flower......

Jujube ready to be plucked.......

Acorns.....

An oriole nest underneath a giant bird of paradise plant........

Joy: Reminiscing my Irvine garden.....

This tiny patio garden received just the perfect amount of sunshine.......I could grow a dozen variety of flowers....the jacaranda backdrop accentuated the beauty...

I feel proud to have put multiple plants in a tiny space..,,providing them trellis or stakes as required...

Place: Reminiscing pretty Irvine neighborhood....

Its been quite sometime, we left Irvine for Mission Viejo...
Current place is close to work and the rent is way less...so its nice, but sometimes I miss the beautiful neighborhood of Irvine....

Front yards with fragrant white roses...

Aromatic Cleveland sages.....

Sweet-smelling rockroses.

Backyard with fruit trees......

Fences draped with trumpet creeper blooms....

Fauna: Leucistic pigeon....

A rock pigeon... spotted at the bluffs of a local beach.......the poor guy was born without pigments..