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unwell
Bodie had been sick for a few days; we called the mobile vet and the lovely Dr Tess came to care for us. That was a few days ago. The dog is on the mend, it seems!
serration
When I get curious about something I have previously taken for granted, my little mind is blown by all the things I do not know.
Alstroemeria
On the way back from Carpinteria, I stopped at the flower stand on Highway 150 and bought myself a little treat.
Cichorieae
More new botanical vocabulary. Pappus! Achene!
little yellow house
Very fast sketch while waiting at a cafe.
don’t be glumey
Just when I thought I knew the parts of a flower, glumes and lemma and lodicules come along.
dog bed
Bodie is getting bony in her old age, so I purchased a new bed, thick and cushy. She often prefers to be on the bare floor, closer to one of us. And even when she does use the bed, there’s usually a significant portion of her body down on the floor.
cotyledons
Funny the things one recalls from youth. I remember learning about monocotyledons and dicotyledons, and just loving those words. I was probably insufferable, informing disinterested people about the difference. (Grasses are monocots, having only a single cotyledon). See, I’m still doing it. 😂
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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