Harbor Fog

I think I took this picture of the harbor in Monterey in February 2012, or so.

I was standing in a small parking lot near the Junipero Serra statue that overlooks the bay from what is called Lower Presidio.

I think it was about 7:00am.

This is actually a color photograph, but the overcast, the shadows, and the natural colors make it look (almost) like a black and white photo.

I take this beautiful place for granted way too much.

Carroll Mansion

This is the Carroll Mansion, Leavenworth, KS.

Beautiful carved doors at the entrance.

Detail of delightful doggy doorknob.

Just one example of stained glass.

Astonishingly rich woodwork.

Tea room.

Music room.

...and then the battery in my camera died!

Taken June 2015.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, which spans Tampa Bay in Florida, USA.

From the south end.

More about this bridge HERE.

Yours truly, holding up a palm tree.

Taken March 2016.

Birdhouse

This nifty birdhouse

is nestled in a sprawling oak

that I walk past every day

on my way to work.

I missed it for a long time

because it is somewhat hidden

and camouflaged.

But when I finally spotted it

I could not resist snapping a pic.

Taken with my Samsung Galaxy S4 on 29 July 2016.

Unexpected Face

Spotted this face

looking up at me

from the pavement

as I was walking to my car

in the parking lot of 

California Pizza Kitchen

at

Del Monte Center.

Looks mildly content to me.

Taken with my Samsung Galaxy S4 on 23 July 2016.

Mystery Flower

This lovely bloom

that I have seen for several years

here on the California Central Coast

was also growing in the courtyard

of the apartment complex

we just vacated.

Turns out it is

Dietes iridioides,

commonly known as

African iris

or

Fortnight Lily.

I still find it amazing:

pure white petals

with a daub of brilliant yellow

and

the beautiful purple center.

Taken with my Samsung Galaxy S4 on 1 July 2016.

Courtyard Hydrangea

These hydrangea

grow in the courtyard of the

apartment complex

from which

we just moved.

In fact,

I was carrying

boxes out to the car

and decided

to stop on my way back

to snap a few pics

of these striking blooms

with my phone.

The bright pink,

which I think is called

'Amethyst,'

and the lavender,

which may be

'Dooley,'

are growing on the same

bush.

Truly lovely.

This is the courtyard.
The brilliant hydrangea in the first pics
are on a bush that is outside the frame
of this photo.
 

Taken on 1 July 2016 with my Samsung Galaxy S4.