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An inflorescence of yucca................

Callery pear........

A dry seed pod of Southern magnolia........

An Egyptian goose......

A monarch butterfly on dahlia......

A few days old chick, we met in the country fair.......

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Old Faithful geyser on a rainy, smoky afternoon..........

A finch, sitting pretty on a bare tree......

The full moon......

A male vermillion flycatcher..

An acorn woodpecker busy stashing the pantry....

The iconic stature on the shore of San Diego Bay......illuminated by the setting sun..

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Agapanthus....comes in different shades of blue.....

Bonfire at the beach..it evokes tranquility....

People have been posing by the Ocean for generations....

A dry dandelion spike........soon the fuzzy seeds will fly away for dispersal...

Layers of clouds...

Sea lavender........

Blooms from my garden..........

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The palm grove at Anza Borrego desert.......

The Pacific...

Camphor trees bearing ripe fruits,...birds love foraging on them.......

An osprey at Lake Jennings......

Salt Creek merging with the Pacific at Monarch Bay..........

Bryce Canyon National Park.. the hoodoos are formed of limestone, siltstone, dolomite and mudstone...different rate of erosion has led to these fascinating structures......

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A tiny hummingbird in the vast desert...resting in between visits to the chuparosa shrub for nectar...

Ground cover of morning glory............

A mother and baby turtle pair bonding..

Here, in South California, I feel lucky to avail a variety of fruits in very affordable price...

Pistachio nuts........

Wine and a cluster of nasturtium from my garden...

Brooches......

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Overcast day...rain-washed sleek sidewalk..

It was spring 2016..the canyons had come alive with wildflowers....

A glimpse of Torrey Pine State beach from a shaded bluff..........

Bryce Canyon National Park......

Salt Creek beach..shoreline was littered with volcanic pebbles...

Halloween time..the posh suburb houses decorating with the spooky things..