California Poppies
Now we're down in
the Valley.
These are all
alongside the road.
We're just driving
and stopping,
driving and
stopping.
Cars were lined up
in various places.
Groups of people
just taking in the
magnificent
scenery. Most, like
me with cameras,
but several with
out just soaking
up God's Beauty.
the Valley.
These are all
alongside the road.
We're just driving
and stopping,
driving and
stopping.
Cars were lined up
in various places.
Groups of people
just taking in the
magnificent
scenery. Most, like
me with cameras,
but several with
out just soaking
up God's Beauty.
| I like the tumbleweeds strewn over the carpet of flowers. So wild and untouched. The tumbleweeds are actually dry, dead Sagebrush. The roots are very shallow so when they dry out, the wind easily lifts them out of the dry sandy soil and blows them away. Sometimes they blow for miles and miles and pile up in huge piles against walls or fences and along the freeway. At the fence line here I had to wade through a six 0r seven foot wide ditch that was filled with tumbleweeds. They are very thorny! Of course I was wearing shorts so I got a few scratches, but I did at least have on sneaks to save my feet. |
The barbed wire
is the focus of
this image. With
the soft blurring
of the poppies and
mountains in the
background.
I used flash to
turn the barbed
wire into shining
silver. Though
the sky is a bit
too washed out to
appreciate the
sun flare.
is the focus of
this image. With
the soft blurring
of the poppies and
mountains in the
background.
I used flash to
turn the barbed
wire into shining
silver. Though
the sky is a bit
too washed out to
appreciate the
sun flare.
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