August is often a barren time for flowers in bloom near the California central coast. It is always a pleasure to see the return of the Amaryllis. I enjoy the contrast of the delicate and the rough in this shot.
This is from the first portion of the Palm Oasis trail in Palm Canyon, looking back toward the valley floor. The large clump of red flowers is the Chuparosa plant, and the tall plant in the backgound is the Ocotillo.
These Echium, or Pride of Madeira, plants were just beginning to bloom in late February. It was between storms, making for dramatic skies. The location was very close to the previous post.
Sometimes an archway is just a beautiful archway. This entrance to a home in Monterey, California was nicely framed by a magnificent bougainvillea. Unfortunately, the plant was damaged by frost and is no longer there.