Random Photos

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A random taste of photos:
I have no idea what kind of plant this is. The stems resemble rosemary, and the red- or purple-speckled 2-lobed seed pods or flowers resemble spotted pillows. Any help identifying this strange plant would be appreciated! Green Shield Bug (Palomena prasina) -- I think! Any entomologists out there are most welcome to correct me. Closeup of green, yellow and red leaves of a plant.
Seabirds taking off at Morro Bay, California. (If anyone knows the species, please let me know and I\'ll add the info!) Sunbeams filter down through an aquarium full of a variety of fish (including sharks, surgeonfish, unicornfish, and others.) A towering redwood tree in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Hikina'akala Heiau. Remains of an ancient temple constructed from lava rocks. Bright orange California poppies. A large gray and silver koi fish in a shallow green pond.
Tufa towers at Mono Lake. A live cicada on my house. Tufa along the shore at Mono Lake.
A fallen coconut at the mouth of the Wailua River, where it meets the Pacific Ocean. Raven in profile, closeup (somewhat). Petrified logs against a cloudy blue sky.
Yellow wildflowers at Mono Lake. Lovely marsh muck. Petrified wood in this desolate landscape has been fossilized and turned to stone. A man walks a lonely road.
Tufa towers at Mono Lake. Meteor Crater, a meteorite impact crater near Winslow Arizona (and the largest in the United States). Sea cave under Dragon's Teeth, Kapalua, Maui.
Grand Canyon, Arizona Purple wildflowers brighten a fallen log at Pacheco State Park in California. Closeup of spiky green and red leaves on a bush resembling holly (though I\'m not sure that\'s what it is).
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico. Giant yellow flower on a zucchini plant. I have no idea what kind of plant this is. The stems resemble rosemary, and the red- or purple-speckled 2-lobed seed pods or flowers resemble spotted pillows. Any help identifying this strange plant would be appreciated!
A sky full of clouds threatens to rain on hills and a green plain. Red rock towers in Sedona. Tufa towers at Mono Lake.
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Photos by artist Erin Metcalf of Eirewolf Creations.

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