morning beauty

Some mornings you wake up and, while you open the blinds, are struck by the beauty of plants and objects by the window. Then you photograph it.

Mexican marigold

On that same evening walk I encountered this exceptionally fragrant plant that, according to the info button on my camera goes by the names Mexican marigold and lemon marigold (two varieties being Tagetes tanuifolia and Tagetes lemmonii). I remembered that one of these grows in our neighborhood and that I had long hoped to identify it.

the setting sun

pink oleander

Some pink oleander I encountered on an evening walk, illuminated in the setting sun. I hadn't really thought about oleander in a long time.

new Venty Starby

We were shocked, in a good way, that the new Burger King-turned-Starbucks seems, to all appearances, to be clean, spacious and well-designed. We gave it a test run and so far it works (knock on wood).

malai kofta repeat button

This time Mrs. wore a perfectly matching shirt!

Lucky Llama plant

This interesting plant right next to us at Lucky Llama seems to be a fan aloe (Kumara plicatilis) from South Africa. This identification is courtesy the information button on my camera.