Yesterday afternoon Kongo revisited one of his favorite spots in San Diego. The cactus garden in Balboa Park. The wonderful place with unusual cacti from all over the world was started by Kate Sessions, the mother of Balboa Park, way back in the 1920s, Some of her original plantings are here. Kongo challenged himself to try to do the whole shoot in only blue and green. Continue reading “Cactus Garden in Blue and Green”
While getting up close and personal with Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week, Kongo climbs into a hole in a Saguaro cactus tree near Tucson, Arizona. The monkey really likes the textures in cactus. The following images are some of his favorites.
A nearby lake is surrounded by patches of prickly pear. This time of year the plants begin to grow and bloom. These up close images highlight the beauty of these interesting plants. And there’s a lot more going on with prickly pear than thorns and pretty buds. Continue reading “Blooming Prickly Pear”
Cee’s Fun Phogo Challenge this week is TWO COLORS where the challenge is only to have two colors in the image. These are Kongo’s attempts. Of course, there are always shades within every color. This was indeed a fun challenge. See more at Cee’s challenge website. Continue reading Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Two Colors
After four days of rain, some of it torrential, the skies finally cleared over San Diego this afternoon. We needed the rain, of course. California is in the midst of a biblical drought and at Kongo’s house more than four inches fell. At least that’s how much the pool level rose. Since we only average about eight inches a year that’s a lot of rain. Not enough to end the drought but something. Now all the weather heads toward the East Coast on the jet stream.
So the monkey headed out to the Old Cactus Garden in Balboa Park to see how the plants weathered the storm. They did just fine. The colors today were particularly intense. Mrs. Kongo, who knows her way around a color wheel, said “nature always knows what colors go together. Nature knows best.” And so it does.
You must be logged in to post a comment.