A very uncooperative Prickly Pear - Perservere - Teenager

Prickly Pear, AZ Gardens, Stanford  University

This very uncooperative Prickly Pear keeps her face turned away. 

She knows how to use her prickles to her best advantage.

I finally catch her blooming when she isn’t looking.

Once upon a time my daughter was a teenager.

I know all about perseverance.

Time Travel 1893 - Philadelphia

Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia, PA


Traveling back to 1893 Philadelphia
I Spy Tulips To Gladden My Desk
Little Changed Here - 125 Years Away in My Home-Time

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Resources

https://readingterminalmarket.org/about-us/

Prima Donna - In Bloom

Barrel Cactus
Stanford University Arizona Gardens

Prima Donna

Is Her Bloom Worth Her Bite?

Pinnacles The Old Latch at Bacon Ranch

The Ranch - Pinnacles

Ben's Wife Orea Called To

Him -Husband Supper!

Resources

Pinnacles is 25 miles from Hollister CA

Known for Condors, Caves - Take Flashlights-, Very Warm Summers

Bacon Ranch is a quarter mile from the Campground - It's highly accessible

Reservations for Camping are Challenging - Check Early 

https://benitolink.com/features/walking-san-benito-pinnacles-national-park-bacon-ranch

Baylands in Bloom (Wildflowers, Palo Alto Baylands, CA, Silicon Valley)

I used to call you a Compositae

As I thought I was more sophisticated you became Asteraceae

You're a Daisy

Such a Big Family You Come From

Do You Know That, Little Darling?

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Resources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteraceae

Praise Ye, the God of Brass! - Rehearsal Bing Concert Hall Stanford University

Belshezzar Commanded . . .
Praise Ye, the God of Brass!

Brass Players are an Essential part of this Symphony.

As are Choral Singers Like Me!

Stanford Symphony Performs 

William Walton's Belshazzar's Feast 

This Coming Weekend 

Stanford University's Bing Preforming Art Center

https://live.stanford.edu/calendar/march-2018/danny-elfman-concerto-violin-and-orchestra

From My California Cottage - (Tulip Haiku)

Hey Winter Move It!

Time for Tulips Outside In

. . . California