You know you have reached perfection of design not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away. - Antoine de Saint Exupery
In the garden
2008, April 15
Piñon Pine
New growth on the Piñon Pine seedling, sure sign of spring.
2008, February 23
Quince blossom
A sun break between rain storms.
A little sun yesterday gave me a chance to enjoy the quince that is in bloom on the porch. A very large storm is forecast for today, but it is almost 5:00pm and it has only produced drizzle. The 60 mph gusts of wind may develop tonight, but somehow I don't expect they will.
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2007, November 05
Baby Piñon Pine
Beloved seedling of a small blue green pine, native of small areas of the South West, growing in a small clay pot.
Virginia Tech Dept of Forestry
Ronald Lanner's Book, The Pinon Pine-A Natural and Cultural History
2007, October 21
Rose Hips
Rose hips of the Rosa californica.
And the August roses give fruit.
2007, August 22
California wild rose
Last blooms of Rosa californica, August 2007.
The end of summer, and the last small cluster of wild roses. Each flower is about an inch and a half across, and has a very faint, light fragrance.
2006, April 09
April Showers
April showers bring new growth on the California Coast Live Oak.
