Joy: Flowers......III...

Oleander..

Mock-orange...

Candytuft...,

Manuka...

Pansy....

Nasturtium...

Sweet pea...

Freesia..

Proteas..

Joy: Flowers......II...

Hibiscus.........

Petunia...

Cactus...

Sea fig...

Zinnia...

Iceland poppy...

California poppy...

Joy: Flowers......I...

Flowers.......they are ephemeral...but are fonts of scents..with satiny delicate petals...delighting our senses...

Tulip....

Trumpet flower...

Columbine..

Delphinium...

Orchid.....

Mustard.....

Mexican marigold...

Season: Spring in my neighborhood....

Spring in my neighborhood...........
Glossy green lawn invites to tread on it...

This doggie knows how to sit back and relax....

Bunches of plump date palm fruits are feeding birds of all kinds...

Serene white roses bloom in cascades..

A band-tailed pigeon rests on a strawberry tree..

Eucalyptus trees are shedding barks, revealing the new porcelain growths...

Calley pear blooms that stood out a week back is now masked by the tender green new leaves...

Bird-of-paradise plants seems to done blooming for the season...this is one of the last floral spikes...

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.........