Randy's Day
Friday, March 30th, 2001
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Oakland Hills, California
  
All Photos © 2001 Ting and Randy Vogel
 
Friday afternoon and time for yard work! It's nice to see the explosion of greenery unfolding each spring.

While doing work I found a baby snake (anyone able to tell me what kind?) basking in the afternoon sunshine.

One of my yard tasks this afternoon was to trim back the bottlebrush bush since it has a tendency to get leggy and out-of-control, blocking the view from my office window. There must have been a hummingbird nest in the bush or nearby, because I was repeatedly buzzed by a fierce green hummingbird while trying to get the job done. Eventually I caught him on silicon, but it probably took about 40 wasted shots just to get the two shown at right.

Come sunset and I was treated to another gorgeous one, followed by the dance of the moon and planets in the early evening sky. Ting was at the the RSF helping with the setup for the UC Open, so she missed the sunset and the moon/planet dance.



 

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 At the Back Gate
 Looking into the Wild Greenery
 Golden California Poppies
 Bloomin' Iris
 Lavender Spikes
 Strawberry Blossoms
 Yellow Groundcover
 Hazy View
 A Teensy Weensy Snake Basks in the Sun
 Magnolia Blossoms
 Bottlebrush & Hummingbird
 Hummingbird Closeup
 A Golden Sunset
 And Pink Afterglow
 Moon and Afterglow
 Moon in a Sea of Blue
 Moon with Venus and Jupiter
 Eye in the Sky
 Moon and Planets Composite
 Beware of the Orbs!
 Moonset after Midnight
 

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