This pretty bougainvillea plant was photographed on one of my daily walks in the neighborhood. This plant grows well here, and is thickly covered with blooms right now. Most of the plants I see are the more common bright magenta colored, but occasionally I see one like this, my favorite. 5/30/20 My website: www.sparhawkphotography.com
As I have been walking in my neighborhood, I have been walking by this plant for the last few weeks. First it shot up the stems with small buds (which I actually thought were the flowers), and then the buds began to open into really strange flowers. I have no idea what plant this is, although some of you Smuggers may well know. The flowers were so strange and different looking, I had to grab a couple of shots. UPDATE: Thank you to Pascual for the Latin name of this plant, Anigozanthos flavidus. She gave the French name, which Terry translated to Kangaroo Paws. I googled the Latin name, and an English name was given as Velvet Amber. What a great group of very smart and knowledgeable photogs we have! 5/15/20 My website: www.sparhawkphotography.com
On my birding trip to Salton Sea last weekend, I traveled many miles of agricultural fields. Imperial Valley in SE California is a major agricultural area, growing many different crops. This photo is from a field I drove past, and I have no idea what crop this was! It appeared to be something that had, perhaps gone to seed--acres and acres of these strange pom poms. Maybe some of you Smuggers will recognize just what it is. 6/7/20 My website: www.sparhawkphotography.com
