Joy: Pleasant morning........

Season is changing....and so is the looks of flora and fauna...when I embark on a morning walk....and see...
The Southern magnolia fruit pods studded with ruby-like seeds...

Song sparrows singing loudly...

An unusual-shaped pomegranate...

A long summer-bleached bougainvillea twig...

Myriad blooms of cape honeysuckle....

fresh booming aloe...

dew-draped honeysuckles...

singing sparrow on yucca...

striated clouds obliterating the sky...

morning precipitation on the lawn...

and come back home to sip the steaming coffee....

I call it a good start......

Photography: Beauty of morning photography.............

Morning is the perfect time for satisfactory photography...I can't agree more!!

See the sunlight filtering through the Chinese rain tree blossoms...

And this luscious bunch...

The crimson prickly pear berries...

An appetizing pomegranate...

An elegant inflorescence of yucca...

An Anna's hummingbird sunbathing..

The riparian landscape by the San Diego river...

Joy: Sunrise walk...

Everything is so serene, unpolluted during sunrise..and one should enjoy this moment for a good start of the day..unfortunately, I am far from a early bird..
So, that day when got to wake up quite sooner than my daily routine, I decided to take a walk and view the ambience around our neighborhood..

As I stroll down the sidewalks, sun was casting its young rays on the beech and plums, creating long shadows..

The streets were still empty..it was nice to see it free of speeding vehicles, for a while...

Soon, they started trickling in...

The sycamores were sunbathing ..

Spotted this honeybee hive on a sweetgum...

Dusty miller buds gets ready to unfurl..love the bokeh background...

Garden snails who predated on the euryops all-night will soon take retreat...

In no time the clouds characteristic of a coastal town will vanish and sun will shin bright...

I must shake off my lethargy and witness this beautiful hour more often..