Extreme pinkness #DailyGratitude

Loving nature's colors.

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Cloud Painter morning #2 #DailyGratitude

Looking west.

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Cloud Painter morning #1 #DailyGratitude

Just after sunrise.

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The sentry #DailyGratitude

When he saw Ella he made himself scarce.

Hummingbird in the lemon tree #DailyGratitude

This is the new perch from which he guards the feeder.

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Fresh blooms #DailyGratitude

The naked ladies are back in wild pink bloom.

Peek-a-boo blooms #DailyGratitude

The naked ladies are coming back. Could have titled this "Naked ladies play peek-a-boo," but that felt too much like click bait. :)

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Late-season blooms #DailyGratitude

The way the nasturtium bloom when most everything else is gone for the season.

Fog painter #DailyGratitude

On a deep blue sky.

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Song sparrow on a background of yellow #DailyGratitude

I haven't snapped a pic of one in a long time.

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Beach cairns #DailyGratitude

I just wrote about something similar...

Hawk on a windy day #DailyGratitude

The wind makes them hold still in the air, and I snap their portraits. 

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Sun #DailyGratitude

And cats.

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Pilot whales... #DailyGratitude

...are very hard to photograph. I could only get the tail end of one. No pun intended.

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Cloud Painter with filmy half moon #DailyGratitude

The sky was so amazing today. 

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Fog Painter #DailyGratitude

Wisps of fog lying on the hills at Morro Bay State Park.

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Cloud Painter in fanciful mode #DailyGratitude

Love the sky today.

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Hummingbirds #DailyGratitude

These little guys sure do make life more beautiful.

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Life is fascinating! #DailyGratitude

Especially if you're a cat.

Cloud Painter sunrise #DailyGratitude

It's been a while since I snapped a photo near dawn.

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