There are what you might call sweeping vistas, of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab.
Conventional beauty has never been Boz's thing. Give him the wild smells and plenty of things to pee on, and he's happy.
This week, Boz is giving you a tour of Hahamongna Watershed Park to show you some of his favorite details. I'll check in and respond to comments as much as possible. It shouldn't be too hard. I hope you're having a week full of wonders.
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So, that's what that is.. I was thinking Oleander!. Anxious to see what Boz is attracted to...
Jet Propulsion and this delicate flower together in the same shot. Interesting.
Great shot! It's even more impressive when you enlarge it a couple of times. The flower is so vivid, I want to reach into my computer screen and touch it. Hahamongna is a study in contrasts. With JPL in the background, you've captured that perfectly.
California scrub is pretty darn beautiful. Great photo capturing both subjects.
I"m happy to take this hike with Boz. Love the detail and the DOF you captured P.
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California scrub is beautiful. Gloriously so. I don't know what this plant is, but I hope someone who does will stop by and tell us.
Lovely, Petrea! This is one area I have not explored. Looking forward to more.
I love the colors in the plant and its lines. I also love what goes on at JPL, even if I can't see it other than special occasions. You go, Boz! Good job! Good dog!
FINALLY took a walk around here for the first time ever a month or so back. This shot reminds me of Anza Borrego
@Petrea: I think my comment was right.
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.empowernetwork.com/zacodumes/files/2012/01/New-Years-plants-NERIUM-OLEANDER.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.empowernetwork.com/zacodumes/blog/nerium-international/&h=194&w=259&sz=1&tbnid=awjLnIo856bMDM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=200&zoom=1&usg=__eUGu5MmncUTbmrrw4JmIhcBOXBw=&docid=GrSTsFhzs4Vj8M&itg=1&hl=en&sa=X&ei=a5JIUcWQFIzBiwKysoD4CQ&sqi=2&ved=0CLgBEPwdMAo
I like the juxtaposition, too. JPL is a jumbled-looking campus, with scrub for a front yard.
KBF, when you said "so that's what it is" I didn't know what you meant. The leaves in your linked picture sure look right. I've never seen flowers like that out at Hahamongna, but it could be a different strain or a related plant.
Des, did you enjoy?
I have two more weeks to park down in Hahamongna and walk to JPL's south entrance before I retire after 28 years! I was thinking as I walked in through what was once called Oak Grove, abt how soon I could just come out later in the morning with my dogs.
How refreshing to have a Boz perspective on things.
Ah … something low and sniffable!
He makes a fine photographer, Petrea.
A plant specialist kind of friend of mine says the plant is mulefat, Baccharis glutinosa, or salicifolia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccharis_salicifolia
He adds: "It's a very common plant in areas that aren't far from water. Looks a lot like willow, and grows in the same locations (though often a slight bit farther away from the water), but very different family – it's related to sunflowers, believe it or not!"
BettyS, thanks. The photo was taken by a large mulefat area that occasionally gets flooded. Quite a few coyotes den there. The mature plants behind the sapling in the photo are also mulefat. JPL looks like it's floating in space. Appropriate, considering that many of the people that work there are on another planet - Mars - or voyaging around Saturn's moons.
I appreciate Boz's love of detail, focusing on what may get lost in the bigger picture. And it IS interesting seeing the wildness of Hahamonga against the background of the Jet Propulsion Lab.
I appreciate those of you who know the plants. Thanks for the information. This stuff doesn't stay in my head.
Thank you, Ms. M. Now that it's on the large screen, I know why I kept this photo.
Nice pic Petrea!!! I like the DOF too!!! Boz is a good photographer!!!
I might borrow this for inspiration.
Thanks, Chieftess.
I'd be honored if you did, PA.
I still haven't been there. Enjoying seeing it through Boz's eyes. You made me laugh when you said "these things don't stay in my mind." Me too! (Or me neither!)
I have the same trouble with animal breeds, Adele.
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