Autumn in Santa Cruz Mountains - 226/365 One reason why California is considered the Golden State.
How was your morning? Mine? I spent 87 minutes watching ants work. What can I say? Nature captivates me so much so that it inspired me to invest in a macro lens and focus on small bits of nature. Photographing bees, butterflies and insects as if I were a street photographer, I captured little moments of joy, effort and wonder. I turned that small world into my first book which helped me realized one of life's great lessons: nothing is too small to have an enormous impact on the world.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Hummingbirds can be so bossy! 212/365 In the Spring after we came back from living in Europe, I was sitting at my desk window when a hummingbird came up to the window and seemed to yell at me. Flittering aggressively back and forth, to and from the window. In my Lyme-brain haze, I didn't realize […]
Amaryllis Belladonna - 207/365 Amaryllis belladonna, with generic names known as Belladonna Lily, Naked Lady or Easter Lily, is a small flowering bulb from South Africa and pairs well with the African Lily (from previous posts) in gardens. Like the African Lily, this flower also has a confusing name as it's genus name is confused […]
African Lily - 205/365 Agapanthus, also known as Lily of the Nile or African Lily, are actually not lilies (of the genus lilium) and are native to Southern Africa. The species genus is not clear despite having been studied intensely but a variety of 6-10 species have been recognized. They've become naturalized around the world, […]