Aechmea 'Del Mar' bromeliad hybrid of Aechmea fendleri and Aechmea dichlamydea var. trinitensis near the Olmsted House at Bok Tower Gardens (1929).
1151 Tower Boulevard, Lake Wales, Florida: 14 October 2013
part of the Bok Tower Gardens album
A Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) flying above the Bolen Bluff Trail in Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
Bolen Bluff Trail, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Micanopy, Florida: 16 February 2013
part of the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park album
Wooden observation platform at the end of the Bolen Bluff Trail beyond which lies the vast plains of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
Bolen Bluff Trail, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, Micanopy, Florida: 16 February 2013
part of the Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park album
A weeping willow (Salix babylonica) and the transition bridge in The Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant (1984).
6100 Woodley Avenue, Los Angeles, California: 22 August 2013
part of the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant album
I was not specifically looking for this spot at The Japanese Garden, but I recognized it immediately in person. Once back east, I was able to confirm. The framing is not exactly the same and the flora is 7,878 days older, however…
This is Captain Jean-Luc Picard and groundskeeper Boothby tending a flower bed at Starfleet Academy in San Francisco. I must have just missed them!
Lake Lagunitas (1873) reservoir and the rolling terrain north from the Verna Dunshee Trail on the west side of the East Peak in Mount Tamalpais State Park.
Near East Ridgecrest Boulevard, Marin County, California: 29 January 2013
part of the Mount Tamalpais State Park album