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taft gardens
Taft Gardens & Nature Preserve is so visually and botanically rich it was hard to find a composition with some breathing room. I was there for an art opening and only got to see a small portion of the cultivated gardens; I definitely want to return and explore more.
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Quercus
I joined with the Ellwood Friends Nature Journal Club at the Goleta Butterfly Grove, one of the most significant monarch butterfly overwintering sites in California (must go back in winter to see them!). I was happy to find a coast live oak laden with baby acorns, as it seems that this species is having another lean crop year.
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landscapito
It was hot. I was not dressed for a hike but I wanted to sketch while I was out, so I detoured to a trailhead. I perched on a rock as far in the shade as I could squeeze, given the sharp oak leaves scratching my back, and rendered this quickly.
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hello petal
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at the park
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symmetry
This prompt got me looking closely at a lot of flowers!
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plantings
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teensy and huge
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dancing weeds
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ribbon and nest
In a shaded corner of our garden, I’ve tucked a gathering of diverse ferns and nestled the shiitake log among them (still no mushrooms, but it’s only been four months.)
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