Dripping Stigma

San Francisco’s de Young Museum is famous for its wide variety of artifacts from all over the world. It’s less famous, however, for the beautiful sunflowers that decorate its restroom sinks! Larger version viewable here.

Walk The Line

Nothing like a Sunday stroll…on a flower stalk. Large version available here.

Giant Honey Flower

Also known as the Melianthus major. I saw this strange but beautiful plant in a neighbor’s yard!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Sunburned Rose

This week’s challenge is about the ephemeral. It reminded me of this rose I noticed in a nearby yard. It had already roasted a bit in the early spring heat, so I came back with a little water. Who knows how long it’ll last…

Weekly Photo Challenge: Daisy Drops

There’s a fresh bunch of daisies growing out front. They look so beautiful in the spring sun…Large version available here.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Dual Daisies

This week’s challenge is all about freshness, so I thought I’d share the new daisies growing out front…

Weekly Photo Challenge: Drooping And Dripping

This week’s challenge is all about freshness, so I went out after this morning’s sprinkle and found this. Large version available here.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Fresh, Or: Shining Raindrops

This week’s photo challenge is all about freshness. For me, there’s nothing quite so fresh as raindrops on a blooming flower. Large version also available here.

First Drops Of Spring

Spring isn’t my favorite time of year, but it’s easily the best for flower photography. Here’s the first of (hopefully) many flowers of 2015!

Bird of Paradise

There are a lot of gardens and flowers all over San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill. I found a bunch of Birds of Paradise above the wall on Montgomery Street.