I know I said “no flowers”, but I’m using this picture because it actually has a story behind it! I was lagging behind the rest of the family while walking in Santa Monica, and wanted to get a picture of these great flowers. While I was doing so, and older gentleman came up to me and we had a chat about trees, California, photography, etc. I learned that this is a bottlebrush tree, which I’m sure saved me some time that would have otherwise been spent with a National Audubon Society Field Guide.
Most of my hobbies and interests are naturally solitary pursuits — reading, photography, jogging — and that often suits me. That doesn’t mean it’s lonely, though. I enjoyed the photowalk I did with local Flickrites, and people often approach me while I’m out and about with my camera. And I don’t take pictures of other people, generally, so it’s not even because of that. People just want to talk about cameras and trees and art, and I’ve started to enjoy that.
(Week 18 of Project 52. Uh. Did I say I was going to stop taking backlit pictures? Sorry about that.)
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