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FOTD Feb 22, 2021: State of the Lot


Here are photos of the current state of the little park I am building in the lot below my house. I just purchased the carved stone snake head and will form the body out of the small bushes that are currently laid out behind it. As the bushes grow, the body will flesh out more to scale. I’ll have a stone tail sculpted later after my bank account recovers from past projects. I bought one more sculpture as well, but you just see the uncarved back of it in the photo.  The four Dr. Seuss trees will be planted elsewhere in the lot, not in the positions where they currently are. Bit by bit, the neighborhood weed forest and dumping ground is turning into a thing of beauty. Stonework by Jose. Planting by Pasiano.  Financing and art direction by Judy.

Mules Tail and Hibiscus: FOTD Feb 10, 2021

Had to show a closer-up view of the mule tail plant that you perhaps saw from afar in a view of the garden a few days ago. I love this fragile plant and I’m curious to see how long it grows in this setting in which it seems to thrive.

See Cee’s beautiful Columbine macro HERE.

Terrace Tour, FOTD, Nov 10, 2020

The light looked good yesterday, so I picked up my camera and took a little tour around the backyard terrace. If you want to come along, some of the photos are below. Others will crop up on Flower of the Day  later on in the week. In the third photo, that’s Colima Volcano that you see in the distance.

Click on first photo and then the arrows to take the tour.

For Cee’s FOTD

Outside of Your Home: Cee’s B&W Challenge

Please click on the photos to enlarge and see details.

For Cee’s B&W Challenge: Outside of Your Home.

Nature’s Smallest Garden FOTD July 24, 2020

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Nature strives to fill even the unlikeliest spaces with beauty.

For Cee’s FOTD

Hen and Chicks: FOTD, June 26, 2020

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Hen and Chicks is the common name for Sempervivum tectorum.

 

For Cee’s FOTD

In the Rain

These really are three different photos.. click to enlarge.

For Lens Artist Photo Challenge: All Wet

Contrasts: FOTD Mar 6, 2020

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I love the contrast of these smooth green speckled leaves against the rough concrete colors and textures.

See Cee’s incredible orchid photo HERE.

Dusty Miller and Friend, FOTD Feb 15, 2020

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I bought this wood carving at the orchid festival in Mazamitla. I love its primitiveness. It wanted to come stand under the dusty miller and amidst the ferns.

For Cee’s FOTD

Rainy Season Green

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It is certainly the end of the rainy season in my part of Mexico. Everything is lush green.

For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Green