B&W: Pond

Huntington Botanical Gardens. San Marino, California

Monochrome Thursday

July 28, 2016July 27, 2016 by mariannegv Categories: B&W Photography, California, NatureTags: B&W, black and white photography, California, monochrome, monochrome thursday, nature, photography, pond, San Marino, travel Leave a comment

Somersault

Venice Beach, California

July 25, 2016July 12, 2016 by mariannegv Categories: California, photographyTags: California, hip hop, photography, street, street performers, street photography, sumersault, travel, Venice Beach 2 Comments

Magnificent Pink Flower

Getty Villa. Pacific Palisades, California.

I was wandering towards the exit of the Getty Villa, when this magnificent flower appeared in front of me. It was a very pleasant surprise.

 

Weekly Photo Challenge: Cherry On Top

July 22, 2016September 15, 2016 by mariannegv Categories: Nature, photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: cherry on top, close up, flora, flowers, magnificent pink flower, nature, photography, pink, postaday, Weekly Photo Challenge 11 Comments

Dragons Container

San Antonio Museum of Art. Texas. Asian art.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Details

July 18, 2016July 15, 2016 by mariannegv Categories: art, photography, San AntonioTags: art, asian art, dailypost, details, dragons container, photography, San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, Weekly Photo Challenge 5 Comments

B&W: Island Fox

Santa Barbara Zoo. California

This cute little fox (Urocyon littoralis) is native to the Channel Islands of California. There are six subspecies, and interestingly each are unique to the island it lives on.

The small size of the island fox is an adaptation to the limited resources available in the islands environment. The largest of the subspecies occurs on Santa Catalina Island and the smallest on Santa Cruz Island.

During my visit to Channel Islands, I didn’t see one because I visited Anacapa Island, which is the only island where the fox did not persist because it has no reliable source of fresh water.

A friend of mine who visited another Channel Island, Santa Cruz Island, told me that she saw various foxes during her visit, and that they are so used to humans that they generally get close to them. Isn’t it cool? I would love to see one in front of me, at their natural habitat.

July 14, 2016July 12, 2016 by mariannegv Categories: B&W Photography, California, NatureTags: B&W, black and white photography, California, Channel Islands, island fox, monochrome photography, monochrome thursday, photography, Santa Barbara, santa barbara zoo, travel, Urocyon littoralis, zoo 4 Comments

Look Up

Mexico City Downtown

Weekly Photo Challenge: Look Up

July 13, 2016July 13, 2016 by mariannegv Categories: architectural photography, Mexico, photography, Weekly Photo ChallengeTags: architectural photography, architecture, clock, dailypost, look up, Mexico City Downtown, photography, Weekly Photo Challenge 2 Comments

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July 11, 2016July 7, 2016 by mariannegv Categories: California, Nature, photographyTags: autumn, California, nature, one way, photography, Solvang, travel, trees Leave a comment

Trees/Arbres

Mexico City. One of my favorite places to read: Chapultepec forest.

Chaque arbre se confie au destin de grandir,

grimper de branche pour saisir l’horizon

il acquiesce ou dit non

se maintient bras ouverts

dominant l’herbe rase

il s’agite il s’effeuille

pour cent ans perdurer

et donner à la terre la leçon du bon sens

-Philippe Jones

July 4, 2016June 18, 2019 by mariannegv Categories: Mexico, Nature, photographyTags: arbres, Chapultepec, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexique, nature, Philippe Jones, photographe, photography, poème, poem, trees 3 Comments