August, 2009 Archives

Before today, I had never heard of a pyrocumulus cloud.  They’re forming here in Los Angeles.  This first picture was taken at 2PM today.

A pyrocumulus cloud forms north of Los Angeles.

Looking north at downtown Los Angeles. A pyrocumulus cloud forms above smoke that completely obscures the view of the San Gabriel mountains.

The remaining shots, taken a couple of hours later, show fires as viewed from Sunland.

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Red Buds

Hiking back after viewing Thalehaha falls

Hiking back after viewing Thalehaha falls

Big Sur, CA

Big Sur, CA

At the 2009 Memorial Day parade in La Canada, CA.

At the 2009 Memorial Day parade in La Canada, CA.

A ladybug looks underneath a dahlia.

A ladybug checks underneath a dahlia.

UPDATE: Thanks to Ron Melder, who identifies this as a Seven-spotted Lady Beetle.

Rumor has it that butterflies like this flower.

Blue flower emerges from a fuzzy pod