I have a few more photos pulled from my archives today. Above is a date palm laden with fruit in the khalal-stage of maturity. I learned that the fruit of date palms go through four phases of maturity, Kimri, Khalal, Rutab and Tamar. This photo was taken in Tucson several years ago.
I photographed the big patch of black-eyed Susans when I was in Oregon in 2022. I can't help but smile when I come across a sunny group of flowers like this.
I took this photo when I was in Santa Fe last year. I think this might be a flowering plum tree. It was too pretty to pass up.
This one was taken in Oklahoma City just two months ago. I saw hydrangea plants blooming all over the city center. Since I never see them here, they were a treat for my eyes.
It was ten years ago when I was in San Jose California to go to the Egyptian Museum there. That's where I saw an abundance of papyrus plants growing all over the grounds of the museum. They fit perfectly into the Egyptian atmosphere.
