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Shamrocks in the “Palm” of My Hand
While I was in San Diego, I took advantage of taking lots of photos of places I don’t often see. Although I was born and raised in the East County area of San Diego, there are hundreds of places I have not yet visited. On our last day, my brother, my daughter, and I visited Balboa Park in downtown San Diego. After strolling through the usual places, we saw the path for the Palm Canyon. Now, I have been to Balboa Park countless times in my life, but I had never visited the Palm Canyon.
The Palm Canyon in San Diego’s Balboa Park is the perfect place to show off the color shamrock for Jennifer Nicole Wells’ One Word Photo Challenge.
Palm Canyon is a tropical oasis, containing more than 450 palms (58 species) within its 2 acres. A true hidden spot in Balboa Park, the winding paths take the visitor into a shady, lush canyon. The original group of Mexican fan palms — so prominent in the canyon — date back to 1912. In 2001, the California Conservation Corps restored the historic trail that connected Palm Canyon to the Old Cactus Garden.
The photo above was taken looking up at the towering palms with the sun shining through the fronds. Sometimes it is nice being far-sighted because I get a nice surprise with a photo like this!
This next photo is a close-up of the beautiful variety of palms all tangled together.
Green is definitely my favorite color. My favorite trees are pine trees and palm trees. And then there are shamrocks and clovers. No post about the color “shamrock” would be complete without a photo of my backyard clovers showing off their ethereal green-ness!
I’m taking part in the Ultimate Blog Challenge.
This is my third post in the “Five Photo, Five Stories Challenge.
Please join Jennifer Nicole Wells’ One Word Photo Challenge any time!
The Five Photos, Five Stories Challenge rules require you to post a photo each day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction or non-fiction, a poem or simply a short paragraph – it’s entirely up to you. Then each day, nominate another blogger to carry on this challenge.
Accepting the challenge is entirely up to the person nominated, and anyone can join in.
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I would like to invite Jill, from Capt Jills Journey to join the party. As I said, it is totally up to each individual to accept this challenge.
What is your favorite color? Do you have a favorite tree or flower?
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I love that short hike to the old cactus garden!
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I wish I could be more eloquent, but your awesome shots and descriptions have me thinking WOW . . . WOW . . . WOW!!!
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Oh, how nice of you to say so! Thank you!
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Lol you’re welcome. They make me feel as if I’m there. They’re that good.
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Well thank you! I love taking pictures even with just the Samsung Galaxy S5. I got lucky on the palm with sun shot (my polarized reading glasses barely let me see the screen, LOL!!)
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XD The best shots are the ones that just happen. They just are.
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I love that photo of the sun bursting through the palms!
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Thanks! I got lucky…again!
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These are so pretty. I’d love to visit San Diego, thanks for taking me there through your photos. Love your clovers, any 4 leaf ones in there?
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Thank you…I didn’t see any four leaf ones 😦
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Well then we’ll just say that 3 leaf ones are good luck too.
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Another of my favorite places, Balboa park. Don’t think I’ve ever seen the whole place. Great choices for shamrock 🙂
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Beautiful photos! I use to put clover seeds in with my grass seed. Some people couldn’t understand that because they are considered weeds.
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I let the clover grow in my garden and my lawn. It really is very pretty 🙂
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I love clover.
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