We took a drive to Point Vicente today, as we often do. There is a pathway there, where we take our dog for a walk. As usual, we take a lot of pictures of the area. The photo below shows the coastline looking northward. Beyond the two coves below in the distance you can see Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains through the haze. Click on the image to enlarge.
One of the shrubs we have planted to landscape the side of our house is a geranium. Every spring, it produces these really bright red flowers. The brightness and saturation of red on these flowers competes with the red, red tulips I posted about a while back. Click on the image to enlarge.
I bought a package of freesia bulbs a couple of years ago and planted them in a large whiskey barrel planter in the back yard. The buds began appearing a week or so ago, but today the flowers looked pretty in the morning sun.
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More about freesias . . .
Freesia is a genus of about 14 species. Freesia bulbs are usually grown for use as cut flowers. All the 14 species of Freesia are African in origin.
Of The 14 Freesia species, 12 are native to Cape Province, South Africa, the remaining two to tropical Africa, with one these species extending north of the equator to Sudan. Freesia flowers are very fragrant and are typically blue, white or yellow.
The flowers are starting to reappear in the planters out in our patio. I took this shot of these pretty pink daisies yesterday. Click on the image to view full-sized.
I love early spring when all the bulbs in the garden start to produce flowers. I especially like my hyacinths like this purple one that is currently in bloom in the garden. Click on the image to enlarge.
The Kaffir Lilies on the patio have thrived for several seasons since being moved from the outside patio into the shaded covered area. These nice bright flowers do better if they are not exposed to direct sunlight. Click on the image to enlarge.
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Some families in our neighborhood plant ground cover in areas around their homes, like flowerbeds and parkways. One home about a quarter mile from our place uses ice plant, a common ground cover shrub in California, to decorate the parkway next to the curb on one side of their corner lot. Today, it seemed like the whole parkway was alive with colors from orange and yellow flowers.
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There is a turn-out along Palos Verdes Drive South where there is parking and access to the beach for fishermen and hikers. We pulled in to the lot and waited until a flock of pelicans passed by. I got several pictures including this one after several birds flew past the access.
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