FOTD: Flowers of the First Days of Summer

I don’t know the name of these tiny blue flowers, which bloomed on the second day of summer! If anyone knows their name, please let me know in the comments! Join in by posting your flower photo to Cee’s FOTD 7/6/20.

FOTD: Gerbera Daisies

The gerbera daisy I planted in my garden plot has thrived and grown more blooms! Cee’s FOTD 7/4/20

The Changing Seasons: June 2020

The Changing Seasons, sponsored by Su Leslie, is a monthly challenge where bloggers around the world share what’s been happening in their month. If you would like to join in, here are the guidelines: The Changing Seasons Version One* (photographic): Each month, post 5-20 photos in a gallery that you feel represent your monthDon’t use […]

LAPC: Surprise!

We have so many surprises in life. Unfortunately, it is rare for me to get a picture of it – such as the swans on one of our lakes mating! Another resident here, a wily older man from Germany, took a series of pictures of the swans’ mating ritual – before, during, and after – […]

FOTD: Dahlia

Cee’s FOTD 6/25/20

FOTD: Geranium

I bought two fancy geraniums when I was plant shopping earlier in the spring. I planted one in my patio garden and one in the community garden and in spite of regular watering and weeding, neither has done very well. But here is a photo I took of the one in my patio garden when […]

FOTD/CFFC: One Single Zinnia

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week has the topic one single flower, so I am combining it with her FOTD for today. Oh, the things I can do…with one single flower! This is a zinnia in my garden. I made several modifications using my SnapSeed app. Original photo taken with my Samsung S7 smart phone […]

FOTD: Twin Baby Dahlias

These twin dahlias are still quite small, compared to their larger companions in somebody’s garden of dahlias. Following the original photo, I experimented with noir and psychedelia. Cee’s FOTD 6/15/20

FOTD: Experimenting with a Lily

I downloaded an app called “SnapSeed” on my cellphone camera a few months ago when our camera club was planning to host a special guest who was going to tell us about all its features. Meanwhile, he said for us to “play around with it.” Then the coronavirus lockdown happened so we never had the […]

FOTD: Zinnia

For Cee’s FOTD 6/7/20, I am posting a zinnia from my garden.