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Whatever Weds. Super-bloom: Purple

April 26, 2023Posted in California Wildflowers, Macro Photography, National Monuments, Photography, Whatever WednesdayTagged Carrizo Plain National Monument, Great Valley Phacelia, Nikon, Photography, Purple, Spring, Tremblor Range, Whatever Wednesday, Wildflowers, Yellow31 Comments

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Here and there throughout the Carrizo Plain were patches of purple flowers. The most prominent was the Great Valley Phacelia.

This particular genus is only found in California and Baja California. Per Plants.usda.gov site they can be found:

Phacelia ciliata is found only in California and Baja California in Mexico. Within California distribution includes the Northern
Coastal Ranges, the Sacramento Valley including Sutter Buttes, the San Joaquin Valley, the San Francisco Bay, the Southern
Coast Ranges and South West California, but excluding the Channel Islands. For current distribution, please consult the Plant
Profile page for this species on the PLANTS Web site.
Habitat: Great Valley phacelia is found associated with Coastal Sage Scrub, Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland
and Valley Grassland.
Adaptation
Great Valley phacelia is drought tolerant and grows well in areas given 7 to 18 inches of annual precipitation. It grows on a
range of soil types from clays to sandy loams to gravelly slopes and tolerates moderate salinity. It is found at elevations from
seal level up to 5,000 feet (Calflora, 1997; Walden et al. 2013).

They’re considered one of the “blue” flowers and they’re a pollinator.

*Wide view of Great Valley Phacelia and Orange Fiddlenecks*

I got a wee bit behind with posts due to a trip down to SoCal to visit Big Baby Boy, and the Dark Haired Beauty. We crammed a lot into a few days, but I’m home now and catching up.

I’ll be sharing more from our wildflower Super-bloom trip in the future.

Nikon Df w| Nikkor 105mm and 35mm lenses| PS CC 24.4.1

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Wordless Wednesday- Your Voice is my Favorite Song

September 7, 2022Posted in Bird Photography, birding, Wordless WednesdayTagged Birding, Birding Nevada, Birds in the Wild, Fuji X-T3, Nature, Photography, Wordless Wednesday42 Comments

Fuji X-T3| Fujinon 100-400mm| Photoshop CC 23.5

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Whatever Weds. Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

July 27, 2022July 24, 2022Posted in Butterflies, Insects, Photography, Whatever WednesdayTagged Butterflies of North America, Fuji X-T3, Giant Swallowtail Butterfly, Insects, Photography, Whatever Wednesday39 Comments

While in Il, USA I spied a new to me Butterfly at one of the reserves I visited.

The Giant Swallowtail is the largest Butterfly of all of North America, but Female Tiger Swallowtails are nearly the same size.

They live mostly in the Eastern US and it typically stays in wooded areas and residential gardens.

This one looks like an adult and a bit tattered, but I was thrilled to see it!

Fuji X-T3| Fujinon 100-400mm| PS CC 23.4.1

FYI- I’ll be taking a break from the blog until mid August. I’ll have limited internet so I’ll catch up with you then. Be safe, and well until then!

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Whatever Weds. This and That

April 6, 2022April 5, 2022Posted in Birding in Nevada, Nature, PhotographyTagged Birding, Birds of North America, Cheetash, Fuji X-T3, Nature, Photography, Pinyon Jay, Spring Blossom, Watercolor45 Comments

We had #1 Grandson with us last week which was so nice. One of the things we did was visit an Animal Sanctuary in No. Reno called Animal Ark. My favorite were the Cheetahs. Here are two. One wanted to play but, the other wasn’t interested at all so, they’re just chillin.

Here’s a rare look at #1 Grandson. We had fun measuring our arms comparing them to wingspans of No. American birds. Mine was the same as a Turkey Vulture.

*#1 Grandson’s is as large as a Red-tailed Hawk*

All too soon it was time to take him home.

The week before his visit I had gone birding locally and saw some good birds. One I was super excited about seeing was the Pinyon Jay. I’ve been waiting for their Spring arrival so I could try again getting a decent image of one. This bird was a lifer for me in 2019 but, they were flying by so fast then that I failed to get a decent shot of one. Finally, on this walk-about I got a few but, that tree on the right is in the way. I was afraid to get any closer and scare it off which I eventually did anyway. 😮 They travel and forage in large flocks- on this day I counted 17 in all.

Spring is breaking out all over the west now. When we took #1 Grandson home I noticed Baby Girl’s Apple tree was blooming so I took a quick snap of a blossom.

I’ve been doing some projects from the book by Wendy Tait- Watercolor Flowers. This is project #2 Roses.

I’ve painted 3 of these now- 1 8×10 in. and 2 5X7in. I’m making progress getting my paint to water ratio right, and blending is definitely improving. There are 8 projects in the book with step by step directions and images. I like the book a lot. I’m moving on to project 3 hopefully I’ll continue to improve.

Tomorrow I’m meeting friends down in the Mono Basin to do some photography and camping. I’m hoping for good weather, and clear night skies. I hope you all are having a good week, and your week-end is fun!

Fuji X-T3| iPhone 7 Plus| PS CC 23.2.2

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Whatever Weds. “You’re off to great places…

March 16, 2022March 15, 2022Posted in birding, Landscape Photography, Photography, Travel, Whatever WednesdayTagged Barns, Ducks, Ducks in Flight, Farms, Fuji Camera System, grass, Klamath Basin, Landscapes, Mt Shasta, Photography, Pond49 Comments

Today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!” ~Dr. Seuss

*Mt Shasta seen from Lower Klamath NWR, Oregon*

Happy Hump Day! I hope your week is going well.

Fuji X-T3| Fujinon 100-400mm| PS CC 23.2.2

Wordless Weds. Sunrise Between Storms

January 26, 2022Posted in Low Light Photography, Sunrise, Wordless WednesdayTagged Clouds, Fog, From my Patio, Nikon, Photography, Pinenut Mountains, Red Sky at Morning, Sunrise, Wordless Wednesday45 Comments

Nikon D810| Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G| PS CC 23.0.0

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Whatever Weds. A White Christmas

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022Posted in Landscape Photography, Nikon, Oak Trees, PhotographyTagged Mistletoe, Nikon D810, Oak Leaves, Oak Trees, Photography, Pine Trees, Snow, Tree Stumps, Tuolumne Co39 Comments

As I mentioned in my last post we had a window of opportunity to get across the mountains to go to our daughter’s for Christmas so we took it. A couple of days later after it had stopped snowing I put on some boots and headed outside a couple of times to photograph some of the Oak trees on my daughter’s property while the snow was fresh.

We had a low of 11 degrees on Sunday but, it’s warming up my weather app says it’s going to be 50 degrees today…it said that about yesterday too but, the high was 49 which I was happy about! It was windy making it feel colder but, my walk to the mailbox was pleasant.

I hope you’re staying warm and your new year has started off well.

Nikon D810| Nikkor 24-120mm| PS CC 23.0.0

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