07-06-2021 - Flowers In The Morning

Thanks for stoppin' by and checkin' out the Bsombin' blog! I'll make this post quick. Just wanted to share this flick of a white African Iris that I shot the other morning...

 

Revisiting Spring In The Summer

Thanks for checkin' out the blog! Remember the Super Blum? Back when all the flowers were blooming in abundance, the kid and I went to Riverside to visit our friend Deeana and her kids. When we got out there, we decided to go to Mt. Rubidoux and go hiking. Mt. Rubidoux is a mountain near downtown Riverside with a trail to hike and some amazing views along the trail and at the top. The mountain was covered in flowers, swarming with butterflies, and crawling with big colorful lizards, when we got there. I saw the biggest fly I've ever seen, too. It was pretty warm, that day, I remember. But still a great day for a hike. I was chasing butterflies, most of the way up, trying to get a good shot of one. It's a lot harder than I thought I was going to be to get close enough to shoot a butterfly. But I didn't have a telephoto lens. So I had to chase them from flower to flower. Finally, when we got to the top, I was able to get some pictures I was happy with. The lizards made it just as hard to get pictures of them too, since they were quick runners and amazing climbers. I almost fell off a giant rock formation, trying to get a picture of one. But, thank God, I was able to regain my balance before falling. And, I got the shot! The beautiful day drew a lot of other people to the mountain as well. There were some great photo opportunities (some I got, some I missed), with all the activity on the mountain. So I was able to get a lot of shots worth sharing. Our trip to Mt. Rubidoux was a great time. Deeana, the kids, and I all had fun hiking and catching up. We all got a pretty good workout too. And I finally got some good pictures of Butterflies!

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Update on the work in progress

So, I posted images of a canvas I had started, a while back. I had to put the canvas on the back burner, because of all the work I had going, though. Things haven't really slowed down, but I have been sacrificing sleep to make sure things are getting done. I took some pics of the work in progress, recently, to share. I am almost done with the piece, now, so you'll be able to see the completed work, here, soon. In the mean time, however, here are the work in progress images...

Spring

Thanks for stoppin' by! ...Spring started 2 days ago. So, I kept my camera with me, the past 2 days, to capture some images of Spring in southern California. Here are some of the sites I found interesting, & inspringing...

"Blue Morpho On Wild Orchids"