JOY's FAVORITE FOTOS: NATURE ~ Plants ~ Flowers

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"You G*d are the Compassion, the Strength, the Beauty, the Victory, the Splendor, and the Foundation of everything in Heaven and on Earth. " (1 Chronicles 1:29)

I see Your Face in All Nature that I photograph.

"The earth has music for those who listen." - George Santayana
"There is a sixth sense, the natural religious sense, the sense of wonder." - D.H. Lawrence

Revealing G*d's Face

Enjoy more flowers:

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http://joys-garden.blogspot.com/2013/07/single-shots.html

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http://sephirathaomer.blogspot.com/2011/07/balanced-beauty-day-31-tiferet-sh-bhod.html

Before the sun rises each morning I begin to shoot the colors and forms in the sky, even if very cold and windy. If there is rain on the roses, I shoot them. If windy, I shoot windswept palm fronds and cypresses. I love shooting shadows, reflections, water, flowers, plants, trees, leaves, insects, animals, birds and fowl at a local lake. I even like shooting fish in tanks.
I enjoy guiding Nature Photo Walks.
I can't stand the gophers that continually destroy my garden, eat the bulbs, tubers, plants and build mansions and leave holes and tunnels that depress everywhere, making walking dangerous.
I enjoy sharing plants from my garden. With a terrible drought in Los Angeles, CA, it is very sad to see so much of the garden dying.
I'm grateful for web site, iNaturalist from California Academy of Sciences because I can get ID's on nature - plants, bugs and birds I photograph. As an official iNaturalist 'Oberserver' I love submitting my finds and I'm happy to help ID for others when I can. Happy to meet people so excited about our world of miracles, mysteries and wonder.
When not shooting, I'm a professional percussionist and writing and doing mitzvot.
BlesSings for Observations in all senses. - Joy

Opuntia cactus, Nopales, Prickle Pear
Opuntia, commonly called prickly pear, is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae. Prickly pears are also known as tuna (fruit), sabra, nopal (paddle, plural nopales) from the Nahuatl word nōpalli for the pads, or nostle, from the Nahuatl word nōchtli for the fruit; or paddle cactus

Garden of Joy

Sea Lavender

Woodland Irises

Garden of Joy

Lavender Star

Yellow Rose

Garden of Joy

Rose and Raindrops

Garden of Joy

Rose and Raindrops

Garden of Joy

Roses and Buds

First of the Season

Garden of Joy

Pink Peace Rose

Pink Purple painted Peace Rose

Silk Floss Tree- Ceiba Speciosa

Bower Jasminoides Vine

Pomegranates

Pomegranate Buds

Purple Morning Glory

Tulips

Grapes

Nahalat Shalom, NM

White flower bush

Garden of Joy

White flower bush

Garden of Joy

White flower bush

Garden of Joy

Bower Vine, Pandorea Jasminoides

Bower Vine, Pandorea Jasminoides seed pod

Mint flower

Mint flower bee

Gazania

Garden of Joy

Purple Lupine

Garden of Joy

Erodium cicutarium

purple weeds 1/4" wide

Erodium cicutarium

purple weeds 1/4" wide

Garden of Joy

Erodium cicutarium

purple weeds 1/4" wide, growing on ground

Garden of Joy

Pear Blossoms

Pear Tree blossoms

Pear Blossoms

Ornamental Pear Tree blossoms

Roses, early morning

Garden of Joy

Rose, early morning

Garden of Joy

Rose, early morning

Garden of Joy

Pink Rose Bud on International Women's Day

Garden of Joy

Peace Rose last day of year

Garden of Joy

Double Delight

Garden of Joy

Genus: Mahonia (or Berberis) Specy: xmedia, oiwakensis Hayata subsp. lomariifolia Family: Berberidaceae

upright stoutly branched evergreen shrub to 6 ft tall, with large dense foliage, arching, bluish-green spiny-toothed spear-shaped pinnate leaves composed of up to 21 lance-shaped leaflets, and small, cup-shaped bright scented yellow flowers borne in upright erect, clustered racemes/spikes to 35cm long in late autumn and winter

Yellow flower with lots of blooms left

found near Chinese restaurant

Shot on sister's iPhone. Returned days later for more photos and ID.

Genus: Mahonia (or Berberis) Specy: xmedia, oiwakensis Hayata subsp. lomariifolia Family: Berberidaceae

Leaves

Genus: Mahonia (or Berberis) Specy: xmedia, oiwakensis Hayata subsp. lomariifolia Family: Berberidaceae

Mullein Verbascum thapsus

Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca and bee

Seed Pods, Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Official Wildlife Habitat

Pyracantha

Garden of Joy

Mexican Sage

Purple Lupine in Winter, not spring

Purple White Bearded Iris

Edith's Garden

Yellow Double Stem Bearded Iris

Edith's Garden

Sunflower

Dragon Fruit flower bud

aka pitaya night-blooming cereus -Hylocereus undatus

Dragon Fruit flower and bee

aka pitaya night-blooming cereus (Hylocereus undatus
Edith's Garden

Dragon Fruit flower

aka pitaya night-blooming cereus (Hylocereus undatus)

Dragon Fruit flower

aka pitaya night-blooming cereus (Hylocereus undatus)

Dragon Fruit flower

aka pitaya night-blooming cereus (Hylocereus undatus)

Dragon Fruit flower

aka pitaya night-blooming cereus Hylocereus undatus

Dragon Fruit flower

aka pitaya night-blooming cereus (Hylocereus undatus)

Dragon Fruit flower

aka pitaya night-blooming cereus Hylocereus undatus

Naked Lady Lilies

Yellow Flower

Canna Flower through Kitchen Window

Canna Lily

Blue Sky Vine

Thunbergia grandiflora

Edith's Garden

Blue Sky

Edith's Garden

Thunbergia grandiflora

Blue Sky Vine

Thunbergia grandiflora, Edith's Garden

Shirley Poppy

Edith's Garden

Shirley Poppies

Edith's Garden

Shirley Poppies

Edith's Garden

Matilija Poppy

Edith's final garden

Matilija Poppy

Edith's Garden

Matilija Poppy

Edith's Garden

Matilija Poppy

Edith's Garden

Matilija Poppy

Edith's Garden

Matilija Poppy

Edith's Garden

Matilija Poppies

Edith's Garden

Matilija Poppy

Edith's Garden

Matilija Poppy

Edith's Garden

Matilija Poppy

Edith's Garden

Bearded Iris

Edith's Garden

Hibiscus, Edith's Pool

Hibiscus

Edith's Garden

Cardoon

Edith's Garden

Raindrops on Rose or Teardrops?

Garden of Joy

Rose

Garden of Joy

Rose

Garden of Joy

Spring's First Pink Rose

Garden of Joy

Spring's First Red Rose

Garden of Joy

Spring's First Red Rose

Garden of Joy

Spring's First Pink Rose

Garden of Joy

Spring's First Pink Rose

Garden of Joy

Spring's First Pink Rose

Garden of Joy

Rose 1

Rose & Lady Bug 2

Rose 3

Rose 4

Rose 5

Rose 6

Rose 7

Rose 8

Rose 9

Rose 10

Rose 11

Rose 12

Rose 13

Rose 14

Rose 15

Rose 16

Rose yellow 17

Rose yellow 18

Grass

Chatsworth Nature Preserve

Mustard

Chatsworth Nature Preserve

California Poppies

Lancaster

California Poppies and Fiddlenecks

Lancaster

California Poppies & Bug

Lancaster

California Poppies

Lancaster

Spring's First Pink Rose

Garden of Joy

Spring's First Pink Roses

Garden of Joy

First Red Roses of Season

Garden of Joy

Aonium Arboreums and Bee

Garden of Joy

Freesias

Garden of Joy

Freesias

Garden of Joy

Freesias

Garden of Joy

Sunflower

Sunflower detail

Purple Orchid

Grasses, Rain Drops, Garden of Joy

Freesias

Garden of Joy

Ice Plant

Garden of Joy

Agaves

Garden of Joy

Lantanas, Garden of Joy

Lupines

Garden of Joy

Lupines

Garden of Joy

Lupines

Garden of Joy

Lupine and Raindrop, Garden of Joy

Lupines and Raindrops, Garden of Joy

Lupines, Garden of Joy

Yellow Grass

Garden of Joy

Yellow Grass

Garden of Joy

Wood Iris

Garden of Joy

New Rose Leaves in Rain

Garden of Joy

Red Rose in Rain

Garden of Joy

Red Rose in Rain

Garden of Joy

Red Rose in Rain

Garden of Joy

Rose in the Rain

Garden of Joy

Succulent in the Rain

Garden of Joy

Succulent in the Rain

Garden of Joy

Succulent Aonium Arboreums

Garden of Joy

Aonium Arboreums Succulent

Garden of Joy

Succulent in the Rain
Garden of Joy

Succulent in the Rain

Garden of Joy

Succulent Lagartijas

Garden of Joy

Green Weed 1/4th inch

Garden of Joy

Rain flowers

through kitchen window

Rain flowers 2

Mother of Thousands aka Chandelier Plant

Genus-Bryophyllum Delagoense

Fam Crassulaceae, Order Saxifragales

Mother of Thousands aka Chandelier Plant

Genus-Bryophyllum Delagoense

Fam Crassulaceae, Order Saxifragales

Red Lagartijas

Mother of Thousands aka Chandelier Plant

Genus-Bryophyllum Delagoense

Fam Crassulaceae, Order Saxifragales

Red Lagartijas

Garden of Joy

Mother of Thousands aka Chandelier Plant

Genus-Bryophyllum Delagoense

Fam Crassulaceae, Order Saxifragales

Pink flowers

Narcissus Wet

Garden of Joy

Rainy Pink Roses

Brandeis-Bardin

White Rose

Brandeis-Bardin

Rainy Pink Rose

Garden of Joy

Mexican Sage

Mexican Sage, Aoniums

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Mexican Sage, Aoniums

Garden of Joy

Purple Mexican Sage

Garden of Joy

Purple Rain Mexican Sage

Garden of Joy

Purple Rain Mexican Sage

Garden of Joy

Purple Rain Bearded Iris

Garden of Joy

Lagartija

Garden of Joy

Aonium succulent

Rainy Rule of Thirds

Garden of Joy

Aonium succulent

Rainy Rule of Thirds

Garden of Joy

Aonium succulent

Rainy Rule of Thirds

Garden of Joy

Rose

Garden of Joy

Rose

Garden of Joy

Rose

Garden of Joy

Rose

Garden of Joy

Jade

Garden of Joy

52F Rule of Thirds

Jade

Garden of Joy

Jade

Rainy Rule of Thirds, 52Frames

Garden of Joy

Orchid ala Robert Maplethorpe

Paper Whites

Acorn

Tree

AJU

Lantanas

Brandeis

Yellow Canna Lily

Garden of Joy

Cactus flowers

Periwinkle Purple flowers on street

Crepe Myrtle

Stargazer

Naked Lady Lily

Garden of Joy

Naked Lady Lily

Garden of Joy

Naked Lady Lily

Garden of Joy

Naked Lady Lily

Garden of Joy

Sunflowers 1

Sunflowers Wabi Sabi 2

Sunflowers 3

Sunflowers 4

Sunflowers 5

Sunflowers 6

Sunflowers 7

Sunflowers 8

Bougainvillea

Getty Center

Bougainvillea

Getty

Hybiscus

Sago Palm
Garden of Joy
© Joy Krauthammer

Garden of Joy
© Joy Krauthammer

Sago Palm reproductive forms / Cycas revoluta - Sago Cycad

Megasporophylls, inner ovules, seed pods

Sago Palm reproductive forms / Cycas revoluta - Sago Cycad

leaves, spears

Sago Palm reproductive forms / Cycas revoluta - Sago Cycad

leaves, spears

Sago Palm reproductive forms / Cycas revoluta - Sago Cycad

Megasporophylls, ovules, seed pods

Sago Palm reproductive forms / Cycas revoluta - Sago Cycad

Megasporophylls, ovules, seed pods

Sago Palm reproductive forms / Cycas revoluta - Sago Cycad

Megasporophylls, ovules, seed pods

Matilija Poppy and Daisies

Edith's Garden

Succulent

Garden of Joy

Ant and Succulent

Garden of Joy

Mexican Sage and Bougainvillea

Garden of Joy

Mexican Sage and Bougainvillea

Garden of Joy

Mexican Sage and Bougainvillea

Garden of Joy

Bougainvillea

Garden of Joy

Bougainvillea

Garden of Joy

Field of Orange

Garden of Joy

High Key Weed

Garden of Joy

High Key Rose

Garden of Joy

Purple Iris

Garden of Joy

Honeybee, Purple flower

Lake House

Vist a Del Mar

Passion Flower

Lake Balboa

Passion Flower

Lake Balboa

Brandeis-Bardin

Blue Orchid

Blue Orchids

Bougainvillea

Garden of Joy

Poppy, Edith's Garden

Pink Rose

Red Rose

White Poppy

Yellow Iris

Yellow Iris
© Joy Krauthammer

Field of Flowers

Edith's Garden

Ahavat Torah Tribute Card 7.2016

Daber Elai B’prachim ~ Speak to me with flowers

Daisies, Vista Del Mar

Honeysuckle, Garden of Joy

Winter Hawthorne Water Lilies

Skirball Cultural Center

Water Lilies, Japanese Garden

Joy Krauthammer 5.1.2016

Water Lilies, Japanese Garden

Joy Krauthammer 5.1.2016

Water Lilies, Japanese Garden

Joy Krauthammer 3.20.2016

Water Lilies, Japanese Garden

Joy Krauthammer 3.20.2016

Water Lilies, Japanese Garden

Joy Krauthammer 3.20.2016

Bougainvillea, Garden of Joy

Joy Krauthammer

Bougainvillea, Garden of Joy

Joy Krauthammer

Bougainvillea, Garden of Joy

Joy Krauthammer

Bougainvillea, Garden of Joy

Joy Krauthammer 4.5.2016

Rose in Magic Hour

Joy Krauthammer 4..2016