Around the Wetlands

Posted on May 15, 2023 by vanbraman

Outside of the entrance to the office I work in we have a patch of preserved wetlands.

There is a walking path around the wetlands where I like to take a walk to get some fresh air during breaks from class.

Of course, I always have my camera along with me.

Tonight I will just share some pictures from a recent walk. Unfortunately, I don’t know the names of the plants. Perhaps someone can help me with the names. They are not necessarily wetlands plants, but plants that are native to California.

Wetlands, preserved wetlands, plants, walk, californiaI do know one of the flowers seen in this picture. If you look closer you can see some California Poppies.

Wetlands, preserved wetlands, plants, walk, californiaThese remind me of cattails, but not like the ones I have seen in the past.

Wetlands, preserved wetlands, plants, walk, californiaThese are pretty cool with the small while flowers.

Wetlands, preserved wetlands, plants, walk, californiaI like these purple flowers. I like the symmetry of the petals on the stalk.

Wetlands, preserved wetlands, plants, walk, californiaI am not sure what these are called, but I like the way that that the blooms progress as they age.

If you know what some of these plants are, let me know.

Steven

This is a WWRI post – Written With Real Intelligence

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Mother’s Day Picture Challenge

Posted on May 14, 2023 by vanbraman

A couple weeks ago I was asked to provide some pictures of my Mother when she was younger. The congregation where she attends was having a Mother’s Day brunch.

Tonight I was talking to my Mom and she said thank you for sending the pictures. I had to think a bit, what pictures had I sent? Since I wasn’t supposed to mention the brunch I didn’t make the connection at first.

She said that they had a nice time and that as part of it they had a challenge to pick who was who from pictures taken when they were younger. She said she got most of them and only swapped one pair.

The picture that they chose to use of my Mother was one of here wearing a yellow dress.

Mom, Mother's Day, Yellow Dress, tableYou can’t see in the picture that the dress is yellow, but she remembered the color. I wonder if it would show up as Yellow if I try one of the apps that colorize pictures? Maybe I should try it.Yellow Dress, ColorizedHere is the picture colorized. The app in Ancestry did not see it as yellow, but maybe I could try it again after adjusting the picture.

I do like this picture colorized, but I think I like the original better.

In any case she is beautiful.

Which do you like better?

Steven

 

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