Down in the fields
A tree silhouette.
Celery Lake (near Arroyo Grande, in San Luis Obispo County), at the cusp of evening.
6/28/08
Posted by Doug on Monday, July 28, 2008 0 comments
Categories: California, light and shadow, sunset, water
Sunset in Huasna
Posted by Doug on Monday, July 28, 2008 0 comments
Categories: California, mountains, sunset
Terrible lizard on the prairie
In unincorporated San Luis Obispo County, miles inland from the coast, along a little-used two-lane rural highway called Huasna Road, on a private piece of property (approximately here) are these giant metal dinosaur sculptures.
This triceratops...
...and this tyrannosaur (next to an abandoned building) are merely two of several that could be seen.
No idea why they are there, or who built them, or who owns the property, but I do know we had to stop and snap a few shots.
6/28/08
Posted by Doug on Sunday, July 27, 2008 0 comments
Categories: art, California, misc
Outside
Posted by Doug on Thursday, July 24, 2008 0 comments
Categories: flora, light and shadow, misc
Sun at heart
These purple flowers open during the day and close up in the evening. Despite their color, they're called Blue Dawn flowers. (Ipomoea learii)
The first two shots are of the neighbor's back yard, through the fence.
The rest are in front of a house down the street.
7/21/08
Posted by Doug on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 0 comments
Categories: flora
Around the poppies
Part of a barbed wire fence that isn't keeping anyone away from the fields near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve.
Posted by Doug on Sunday, July 13, 2008 0 comments
Categories: California, flora
Poppies, poppies, everywhere
Posted by Doug on Sunday, July 13, 2008 0 comments
Categories: California, flora
Poppies 2
A series of shots that feature unbloomed poppies amid the blankets of orange.
(This first one also includes some yellow blooms.)
4/12/08
Posted by Doug on Sunday, July 13, 2008 0 comments
Categories: flora
Powering up the poppies
On the drive west from Lancaster, poppies start to appear long before getting to the most heavily flower-covered hills. A glimpse off the road shows them to grow just about anywhere.
Even under power lines.
4/12/08
Posted by Doug on Sunday, July 13, 2008 0 comments
Categories: flora
Poppies 1
Some shots of a trip to the blooming fields of California poppies out near Lancaster, back on April 12.
Posted by Doug on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 0 comments
Categories: California, flora
Evening delight
Fireworks from this year's 4th of July. (These were all set off in the street, not from a professional show.)
Posted by Doug on Sunday, July 06, 2008 0 comments