over the river and through the woods
across los angeles i go
visiting favorite neighborhoods
admiring the flora and fauna
and fruit trees
birds & bees
luscious petals
exotic specimens of the plant kingdom
ordinary, but exquisite workhorse plants
i've always wanted a pomegranate tree!
naturally i always find a place to rest.
guess what? my spaminator is at it again eating your comments. i forgot to check it for awhile and there were 21 legitimate comments. so i hit publish! someone had 8 comments in there dating back to february of this year. this happens occasionally. whaddayagonnadoo?
Love these photos!
That first plant is otherworldly, so I had to research. It’s Echium wildpretii or
“Tower of Jewels.” It won’t grow here in the midwest, or I’d already be ordering a few.
Thanks for sharing your travels and art!
All amazing plants. First photo – I’d love to know what type of plant this is. It looks like a summer Christmas tree decorated with beautiful flowers. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
hey jan thanks!
theyre ALL taken with my iphone6. it takes excellent close-up shots and subpar long range shots and DREADFULLY pixelated and distorted zoomed in shots. I use it almost exclusively now for sketchbook shots, garden flowers, and other things that are at close range. its so easy to snap and upload!
Thanks for Monday’s tour of L.A. flora and fauna. Re: St. Francis ~ there’s a place in Italy called Le Celle (the cells), where St. Francis had his cell. Not far from Cortona. Amazing place. Happy week. xo
Mary Ann, these are beautiful photographs. Have you taken them with your iphone or you “real” camera?
seriously beautiful photos of LA that RARELY get published…..we generally see the grit & glamour…..this is so much better
I take such great joy in visiting your blog every day. I love your intrepid wanderings all over the landscape, both at home and around the planet. I adore all of the eye candy both in your art and photos. You are quite a fascinating woman, Mary Ann Moss. Thanks for allowing us to live vicariously through you and see things through your lens. My favorite is your rapier sharp wit. You make me laugh, and that is priceless and most valuable. A merry heart does good, like a medicine. Looking forward to your upcoming travel adventures. Have you ever thought of writing a book?
Figs and pomagranites, hybiscus and whatever those other flowers were (lol), and bees and chickens? You sure you live in LA? lol No matter, I love it all. Your posts always make me so happy. I just adore you.
Peace & Love,
Barb
Once again the intrepid explorer of L.A. finds treasure! My admiration for your fearless exploration of the city of my birth is huge. Neighborhoods I would be afraid to go to– can you imagine? I love this city and have been cheating myself. I retire in exactly 75 days and vow to overcome the fear, step out of my comfort zone and enjoy.
Yes, I think that cool pink tower o’ flowers may be related to Pride of Madeira. Some sort of echium.
Thanks again, hero!
PS – Have you ever been to Watts Towers?
Sweet, sweet places Mary Ann….oh the color and delight of it all. Love the wee chicken playing peek a boo…..wishing you an entirely amazing and relaxin’ day!!!
All those flowers are too tropical for me and my taste. (I lived in the tropics and longed for cool climes…) but the figs! While we normally have figs here in MD, the last winter zapped them. Now there are new leaves at the bottom of the trees, but it won’t be fig eating time this year! I almost caused a friend to have a heart attack the first time I’d seen a pomegranate on a bush by her apartment. I shouted so loud it’s a wonder the whole building didn’t come out to see the ruckus.
What gorgeous photos. That first plant! It doesn’t look real. We always had fruit trees in our yards when I was growing up in So. Calif. fresh oranges, lemons, figs, peaches, so much good stuff. Nothing I plant, other than cacti, grows here in this intense heat of summer or the freezing days of winter.
janet,
1st plant – wish i knew! it must be in the same family as my pride of madeira because the leaves and blossoms look v.v. similar, but thinking it has a different name. would love some for my garden
2nd to last photo – those are pomegranates. arent they gorgeous?!
Wonderful Flora. I didn’t know that roosters can give you the fish eye. Learn something new every time I read!
omg that first plant–want it 🙂
what fabulous photos!! I don’t know which to comment on–oh dear-I’m in a dither–what is that fabulous plant in the very first photo?/ beautiful..and the rooster peeking through the fence-great shot oh and what are those pods/buds-second from the bottom?
It’s like a mini vacation coming here! So much fun! Me too, with the pomegranite tree—they’re so beautiful when loaded with fruit. Wonderful pics!
So, is that where my comments went? At some point I just stopped commenting, because they seemed to disappear into cyberspace. Let’s test this by writing another comment. 😉
Gorgeous pictures. Enjoy another sabbatical, looking forward to seeing what you will be up to this time.
Thank you for sharing your ramblings with us, they are truly glorious! You have such beautiful inspiration all around you…like paradise! I love seeing your photos as well as your art! I’d say that rooster/chicken gal/guy has his/her eye on you!