Linda's Photo Adventures

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Blue Skies and Poppies

I love looking at poppies up close. They're so fragile, it's like you wonder how they survive in the harsh environment of the desert. That's the reason that there aren't many years like this. If it gets too hot once they bloom they die. There have been many years when I could only find a plant or two. The poppies are like me, they don't like the heat!

"If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom." ~Audra Foveo

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Poppy Bouquet

More poppies today! A natural bouquet for you!

"If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. "

Anne Bradstreet

Friday, May 21, 2010

Poppy Time

I think that for the next few days I'll post some of my favorite poppy pictures that I've taken this year.

"No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow." ~Proverb

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Antelope Valley 2010

We were very fortunate as it was a beautiful spring in the Antelope Valley this year. We saw orange everywhere. Looking over the large fields and towards the mountains the view was stunning. I never get tired of this sight. It seems that this only happens every 5 or 6 years.

"Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day."

W. Earl Hall

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Discombobulated Plant

I just had to. I know this is very strange, but I met the cutest little pug whose name is Discombobulated, "Disco" for short. She is the sweetest little thing I've ever met. I went on a few walks with her and passed many plants along the way. All I could see when I looked at the plants was her little cute face in the middle as a "Disco Flower". Like I said, I just had to.

“I can't say I was ever lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.”
Daniel Boone quotes (American Explorer, frontiersman and legendary hero who helped blaze a trail through Cumberland Gap, a notch in the Appalachian Mountains near the juncture of Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky. 1734-1820)

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Sought

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During my last trip to Petaluma we took a drive and came upon this cemetery in Hopland California. Most of the markers in this cemetery are very old and hopefully in the future I'll be posting more of these. Although this one isn't very old, I have to say, this is the most unusual tombstone I've ever seen. It seemed so apropos for the times in which this person lived....the 60's and 70's when everyone was trying to "find" themselves. I pictured this person living in a commune right there in northern California, smoking pot and having sex with everyone. Not to be morose or anything, but we wanted to add an extra line to this stone......."achieved 2 out of 4 ".

“You will achieve grand dream, a day at a time, so set goals for each day / not long and difficult projects, but chores that will take you, step by step, toward your rainbow. Write them down, if you must, but limit your list so that you won't have to drag today's undone matters into tomorrow. Remember that you cannot build your pyramid in twenty-four hours. Be patient. Never allow your day to become so cluttered that you neglect your most important goal / to do the best you can, enjoy this day, and rest satisfied with what you have accomplished.”

Og Mandino quotes (American Essayist and Psychologist, 1923-1996)

Monday, May 17, 2010

Mother and Child

I spent time in Santa Monica walking in the area of Santa Monica Pier. There's a wealth of photo-making opportunities. I could have stayed a lot longer. Maybe next time.

*"The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life."

William Faulkner