Monday, November 12, 2012

Plant: Tumbleweed....another symbol arid South West......

A ball of tumbleweed seen by the sidewalks..It is about to detach and roll...Another bonus of living in South California..watching these spheres of weed blowing along the streets..

Battalions of them growing on the sloped  canyons..........


Detached and ready to tumble............

Stranded on an island in Lake Powell...

Some of them lodged on the roof of Upper Antelope Canyon, Page....during the desert flash flood.....

One growing on the bluffs of Torrey Pines state park..........

But, this is how they look in autumn...green and fresh...

It was a cold, wind December evening......as we were driving down the road, we spotted a car-sized roll of tumbleweed perched in the middle of the road....we brushed past it, which seemed surreal.....

Place: Santa Ana mountain.............

Santa Ana mountains........a 90 mile long range in Orange county......
Beyond the freeway...........

The two top peaks of the Mountain....Santiago and Modjeska............

Cloudy day..Almost obscure.........

View from Laguna wilderness..

From Woodbridge lake.......


Viewed from our neighborhood.......


Plant: Camphor tree leaves and fruits......

Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora).......from Laurcae family...a major ornamental tree in South California...
The crown of tender leaves on camphor trees in spring...




Blooms in summer.......the pleasant aromatic smell they emit!


The berries gracing the tree in autumn......


Gracing streets of Irvine.......

Friday, November 9, 2012

Joy: Reminiscing OC fair...............

Orange County fair that lasted almost a month was seer fun, wholesome with myriad rides, vegetable patch, barn, animals, bonsai, marquetry, quilt work, a variety of exhibits, games, delectable foods, concert, etc. ....
Some memories of amusing objects...
Everyone, tot to old, was seen clutching a toy..of funny shapes and sizes..like this one...a giant red chilli with a chef cap..way larger that the owner..

Even my spouse............holding a giant panda here....

Bespectacled dog....

Hanging popcorn with happy toy...

Cow...

Knitting kits...

Bee keeper..

Straw man...

Pumpkins.....

People enjoying an adrenaline-rushing free-fall ride in Orange County fair....screams of excitement reverberates...

Myself with a 500kg pumpkin...never seen so big a gourd!

A ginkgo bonsai.......

A burlap rose.........

Monday, November 5, 2012

Place: The mammoth balloon in Irvine.....

The giant helium balloon in Great Balloon park lifts the passengers for aerial view of sprawling Irvine city.

The view of pumpkin patch.........

An aircraft.........

Its own shadow......

Does not it mimic a celestial body against the foliage of the elm tree?...



Festival: Thanksgiving decor.............

Halloween is gone...Thanksgiving is round the corner....porch and yard decorations are going on in full frenzy...





Straw hat scarecrows...

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