Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? Would you like to glide in my beautiful balloon? We could flow among the stars, together you and I For we can fly, up, up and away (For we can fly) In my beautiful, my beautiful balloon Lyrics from “Up, Up and Away”, a 1967 song written by Jimmy Webb…
Flower Season
It’s springtime in the desert and the unmistakable signs are appearing. Gardens in the neighbourhood, wildflowers in the desert and all manner of cacti are blooming. I begin with my favourite, the flower of the Echinopsis Cactus which bloomed in great splendour just under 48 hours ago. Alas, the lifetime of these beautiful flowers is…
Yellow Roses
Spring is just around the corner and signs of its arrival are beginning to show. Our back fence is draped with rose bushes that suddenly bloomed in the past week. The yellow roses are quite appealing and so I did my best to capture them in some interesting ways. I wanted to get very tight…
Nothing in Particular
This post is about nothing (in particular). Sounds like an episode of Seinfeld. What I mean is that there is no specific theme, just a few appealing photos I’ve accumulated over the last little while. I begin with a close-up shot of a hibiscus flower that I photographed during a recent trip to Florida. I…
Savannah
In the course of a recent visit to Florida, we took a day trip to Savannah, Georgia, about two hours north of where we were staying near Jacksonville. Savannah is the oldest city in the state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Savannah’s…