Oct 11 2011
It was really foggy this morning and once the sun started coming out it left everything damp and moist including a couple of magnificently large orb-weaving spider webs. What was completely unexpected to me was the refracted purple and green colors inside some of the drops. There are no spiders in these shots.
Oct 10 2011
Since all of our milkweed plants had been completely gleaned of juicy, milk-filled leaves by the few remaining Monarch larvae we have, we bought a few more plants to get them bulked up enough for their upcoming pupation phase. They appeared very grateful.
Sep 19 2011
Took my mom down to Balboa Park to show her two giant Calotropis Gigantea (Crown plants) just outside of the Botanical Building. Learned about this plant from one of the Director of Entomology during Insect Mania Day at the Natural History Museum. It attracts Monarch Butterflies and Ladybugs at least as well as our milkweeds …
Aug 18 2011
Enjoyed walking around with my mom inside Zoro Garden in Balboa Park. The sunken garden has been there since the 1935 California-Pacific International Exposition but was rededicated in 2007 as a Butterfly Garden. ( f l o r a p i c s )
Jun 03 2011
Spent the morning taking shots of Heather’s plants, flowers and figures.
Sep 16 2010
Spent the morning at the San Diego Zoo with Heather for the grand re-opening of the Galapagos Tortoise exhibit. Got to pet and feed a couple of the tortoises. Also talked to Rick Shwartz who will be in charge of the Tweet-up on Saturday. Also got to pet a Ball Python. Ran into Steve Ristaino …
Jun 19 2010
After picking up a rental car yesterday (a Kia Optima…nice car), my mom and I left this morning headed for New Mexico. We overnighted in Holbrook, Arizona with stops along the way for gas and stretching. We ate dinner at Mr. Mestas in Holbrook.
Jun 10 2010
Worked on photos I took of my mom’s roses and of some tiny, freshly-hatched Monarch Butterfly larvae that I had to transport from a plumeria plant to a milkweed.
