Autumn in Santa Cruz Mountains - 226/365 One reason why California is considered the Golden State.
Autumn in Santa Cruz Mountains - 226/365 One reason why California is considered the Golden State.
Excuse me while I kiss the sky. - 225/365 Autumn, nature's last stand at magnificence. The purple haze skies of autumn makes up for the lack of foliage in the Bay area.
The Perfect Galette - 224/365 Ever since he accidentally invented the Blueberry Crêpecake, Mr. Wild Dingo has had a hankerin' for a galette. So he did what he always does: obsess over finding just the right crêpe pan and make me buy it. Like he had to twist my arm? After a few weeks of […]
Foxglove (Digitalis purpuea) - 220/365 Foxglove, genus name Digitalis, is native to Europe, Asia, Africa. It's Latin name, Digitalis, means "finger-like" and refers to the ease with which the flower can be fitted over a human fingertip. The most common species, Digitalis purpuea, is mainly used as an ornamental plant due to it's vivid-colored flowers. […]
Star Jasmine - 219/365 Star Jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, is a flowering vine in the Apocynaceae family. Native to Asia, it's an evergreen woody vine that grows up to 10 feet high. The white flowers are quite fragrant, it's oil extracted from steam distilled for perfume or incense. It's commonly grown as an ornamental plant for gardens or used […]
Foxtails in Black and White #2 of three - 218/365 Lyme Brain struck again! This time live on the Internet. Yesterday's photo was an accidental repeat. I meant to post a more recent photo of Mr. Wild Dingo and the dogs from our Sunday walk, but my Lyme brain chose the wrong photo. Not that […]
Family Day Hike with Mr. Wild Dingo, the cracker & the criminal! 217/365 Family Day, a Sunday tradition we started while living in Switzerland. On Sundays in Switzerland, everything is shut down and you aren't allowed to make noise or run power tools.
Juno shares my sentiments on a bad Lyme-day. 214/365 Juno shares my sentiments exactly when I wake up, after having only 3 hours of sleep, with my heart racing like I'm at the start line of a bike race and a migraine brewing. Thank dog and praise cheeses for my siberian husky who makes me smile […]
Honeybee on a Myrtle -213/365 The Myrtle (genus name, Myrtus), is a flowering plant, native across the northern Mediterranean (especially in the islands of Sardinia and Corsica). Commonly used as a hedge plant, this Myrtle is found as hedge on a farm in Santa Cruz Mountains. The Myrtle requires long hot summers to flower, which eventually reveal its round […]