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Happy #floralfriday everyone!
The +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James
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#napavalley
California Popping
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They're not exotic…they can be found at any Home Depot or Lowes, ready for transplanting… but I love it when people (and companies) take the time to beautify their property with these little jewels.
Seeing these made me stop and think… Am I doing my part to make the world around me just a bit more beautiful for those I interact with? How about you?
I found this lovely mix of colorful Pansies planted outside the Student Center at the college where I teach.
#floralfriday The +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James.
#floralphotography
#napavalley #pansies
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I don't know exactly what these little cuties are…
…but they make me smile!
For #FloralFriday The +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James
Blushing in the Sunshine
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I don’t know exactly what these little cuties are…
…but they make me smile!
For #FloralFriday The +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James
#floralphotography
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Ok, I'd never seen that word until today either… it's just the name of the family of flowers that the California Poppy belongs to.
I never get tired of seeing them, and they are blooming all over the Napa Valley right now.
#FloralFriday The +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James.
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Tom Sloan +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Tony Heyward +Sheila B. DuBois +Sandra Brown +Vishal Kumar +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky
My, What Lovely Papaveraceae You Have!
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Ok, I’d never seen that word until today either… it’s just the name of the family of flowers that the California Poppy belongs to.
I never get tired of seeing them, and they are blooming all over the Napa Valley right now.
#FloralFriday The +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James.
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Tom Sloan +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Tony Heyward +Sheila B. DuBois +Sandra Brown +Vishal Kumar +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky
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Of course you can't pick them! It's our state flower… the California Poppy.
I never get tired of seeing these pop up all over the Napa Valley in early March. It means that our brutal winter weather is headed out…
(ok, perhaps brutal isn't quite the right word… we hit 80 degrees in the valley today..)
Floral Friday is curated by: +Tamara Pruessner, +Beth Akerman, +Eustace James, and +Kiki Nelson.
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Tom Sloan +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Tony Heyward +Sheila B. DuBois +Sandra Brown +Vishal Kumar +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky
#hqsplandscape , +HQSP Landscape curated by +Michael Garza +Nader El Assy +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Luca Ferroglio +midori chan +Craig Loxley +Rob Tilley
No Picking Allowed!
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For #floralfriday
Of course you can’t pick them! It’s our state flower… the California Poppy.
I never get tired of seeing these pop up all over the Napa Valley in early March. It means that our brutal winter weather is headed out…
(ok, perhaps brutal isn’t quite the right word… we hit 80 degrees in the valley today..)
Floral Friday is curated by: +Tamara Pruessner, +Beth Akerman, +Eustace James, and +Kiki Nelson.
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Tom Sloan +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Tony Heyward +Sheila B. DuBois +Sandra Brown +Vishal Kumar +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky
#hqsplandscape , +HQSP Landscape curated by +Michael Garza +Nader El Assy +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Luca Ferroglio +midori chan +Craig Loxley +Rob Tilley
#floralphotography
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Here in the Napa Valley, we usually get the wild mustard blossoms carpeting the dormant vineyards in late January… This year, due to the lack of rain until February, things are coming in a bit late…
Now all we need is a couple of days of sunshine to get our full-scale yellow overload!
#floralfriday +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James.
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Tom Sloan +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Tony Heyward +Sheila B. DuBois +Sandra Brown +Vishal Kumar +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky
#hqsplandscape , +HQSP Landscape curated by +Hallie Guilfoyle +Michael Garza +Nader El Assy +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Luca Ferroglio +midori chan
Better Late than Never
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Here in the Napa Valley, we usually get the wild mustard blossoms carpeting the dormant vineyards in late January… This year, due to the lack of rain until February, things are coming in a bit late…
Now all we need is a couple of days of sunshine to get our full-scale yellow overload!
#floralfriday +FloralFriday theme was created by +Tamara Pruessner and is co-curated by +Beth Akerman, +Kiki Nelson, and +Eustace James.
#landscapephotography +Landscape Photography +Landscape Photography Show +Margaret Tompkins +Jim Warthman +Kevin Rowe +Johan Peijnenburg +David Heath Williams +Tom Hierl +Carolyn Lim +Tom Sloan +Howard L. Smith +Kai Kosonen +Tony Heyward +Sheila B. DuBois +Sandra Brown +Vishal Kumar +Toshi Nakamura +David Pilasky
#hqsplandscape , +HQSP Landscape curated by +Hallie Guilfoyle +Michael Garza +Nader El Assy +Vinod Krishnamoorthy +Luca Ferroglio +midori chan
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While everything else seems to have the good sense to wait until spring, the camellias around here seem to prefer to bloom in January…
*This particular color seems to vary by particular screen/monitor more than most. It's amazing how different it looks on several of my devices.
+FloralFriday is curated by the lovely +Tamara Pruessner
#floralfriday #floralphotography
For the Love of Winter
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While everything else seems to have the good sense to wait until spring, the camellias around here seem to prefer to bloom in January…
+FloralFriday is curated by the lovely +Tamara Pruessner
#floralfriday #floralphotography
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Christmas day, heading out to my parents' place to celebrate with other family members who live nearby…
…and on my way out the front door, I noticed the first camellia bloom had opened on the front walkway. There are many more buds yet to open, to bridge the gap between the faded colors of fall, and the flowers and leaves that will wait 'til spring.
+FloralFriday is curated by the lovely +Tamara Pruessner
#floralfriday
First of the Season
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Christmas day, heading out to my parents’ place to celebrate with other family members who live nearby…
…and on my way out the front door, I noticed the first camellia bloom had opened on the front walkway. There are many more buds yet to open, to bridge the gap between the faded colors of fall, and the flowers and leaves that will wait ’til spring.
+FloralFriday is curated by the lovely +Tamara Pruessner
#floralfriday
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I found this little jewel along the sidewalk in Calistoga…patiently waiting for someone to stoop down and admire her loveliness….
For #floralfriday
+FloralFriday is curated by +Tamara Pruessner +Beth Akerman +Eustace James & +Kiki Nelson
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The first classes of fall quarter start on Monday where I teach here in the Napa Valley… and a walk through our 'backyard' of 1800 acres of undeveloped forest land clearly showed that summer is on her last gasps.
For +FloralFriday #floralfriday curated by +Tamara Pruessner +Eustace James +Kiki Nelson & +Beth Akerman
Thistle Be It for Summer…
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The first classes of fall quarter start on Monday where I teach here in the Napa Valley… and a walk through our ‘backyard’ of 1800 acres of undeveloped forest land clearly showed that summer is on her last gasps.
For +FloralFriday #floralfriday curated by +Tamara Pruessner +Eustace James +Kiki Nelson & +Beth Akerman
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