Category Archives: Night photos

Pitahaya Harvest Moon Festival

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Bill D.

(Updated October 8, 2015, see note below). Late summer glorious blooms on our pitahaya were attracting bees so we were hopeful that the bloom seen below and in my last post, “End of summer flowers, fruit and promises,” would yield … Continue reading →

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End of summer flowers, fruit, and promises

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Bill D.

(Updated October 5, 2015:  I am happy to announce that today Governor Jerry Brown signed California’s End of Life Option Act, which now becomes law!  See note below.) Last month, our newly acquired Peruvian Apple Cactus cutting surprised us with … Continue reading →

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A Peruvian Apple Cactus interlude

Posted on August 9, 2015 by Bill D.

(Updated August 20, 2015) We were surprised to see a flower bud because just two months earlier we had placed Peruvian Apple Cactus cuttings into large planters filled with a homemade cactus planting mix containing potting soil, coir, perlite and … Continue reading →

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Space gleanings

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Bill D.

“The fourth pebble represents space, space that is within me and around me,” says Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.  See his “Pebbles Meditation” in his book, A Handful of Quiet: Happiness in Four Pebbles.  “Breathing in, I see myself as … Continue reading →

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Desert gleanings

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Bill D.

We are fortunate to live in San Diego and to have beautiful camping parks along the ocean bluffs, mountains and in the desert, all within a two hour drive.  Our nearby desert typically has mild weather during the winter and … Continue reading →

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