While visiting Mom and Dad a couple of weeks ago, I snapped this 3D image of Verna’s little convertible. It was parked in the driveway and I leaned over the gate to get the pair of images needed to combine into this 3D image.
Click on the image to the right for the full-sized stereo anaglyph image.
You will need a pair of 3D glasses to view the stereo image. If you don’t have your pair yet, you can see the 2D image here.
This is Bear. She adores jumping in the back of the SUV to take a ride, no matter how far. After coming home from the range today, Verna took this picture of Bear after loading her into the truck for a ride around the block. Click image to enlarge.
We went over to Mom and Dad’s place today. While visiting in the back yard, Mom heard the doves cooing behind the garage. We went behind the garage and saw these two perched on a palm frond. Click image to enlarge.
Spring is my favorite time – for flowers, that is. This cymbidium orchid popped out two lovely blooms from last year’s plant. I moved the orchid to the patio, where it seems to like the filtered sunlight and humidity. Click the image to enlarge.
It was overcast most of the day today, but there was a little sunlight this afternoon – just enough to get this shot of one of the poppies growing in the garden. Click the image for the 1024×768 pixel close-up.
Some information on the California poppy from WikiPedia:
The California poppy is the California state flower. It was selected as the state flower by the California State Floral Society in December 1890, winning out over the Mariposa lily (genus Calochortus) and the Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri) by a landslide, but the state legislature did not make the selection official until 1903. Its golden blooms were deemed a fitting symbol for the Golden State. April 6 of each year is designated “California Poppy Day.”
California poppy leaves were used medicinally by Native Americans, and the pollen was used cosmetically. The seeds are used in cooking.
The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is located in northern Los Angeles County, California. At the peak of the blooming season, orange petals seem to cover all 1,745 acres (7 km²) of the reserve.
On Monday, I posted a photo of irises that we bought as cut flowers. The last couple of days, the bearded iris from the bulbs I planted in January are coming out. This photo shows the first one on the patio this year. Click the image to enlarge and you can see a Sachem Skipper on the flower.
