You say it's your birthday...

Drain cover

24 Feb 2010

Dandelion

25 Feb 2010

2011 Rose Parade Floats

On the Wednesday before the Rose Parade we braved the rain in Pasadena and saw the floats still being assembled.

Around Long Beach

Back in November I took a walk around southern Long Beach with the little camera. All these shots were from that stroll, and all feature subjects found in the front yards of houses I passed.

10 Nov 2010

On a branch

25 Nov 2010

Sweetgum, the finale

Back in the spring I documented the growth progress of these Sweetgum trees in my building's courtyard, as the leaves sprung from buds and grew to their full size. Then in mid-September, with many leaves changing to their autumn colors, I took some more shots of the trees--which proved to be the last I'd get, as in October the trees were cut down. Here are the best from that final shooting.

This one continues a sequence seen in the spring photos.

12 Sept 2010

Leave the hole

And a rose.

Fallen

Sweetgum pod and pine cone, having fallen from their respective trees.

10 Oct 10

Tomato, tomato

Tomato plant

10 Oct 10