Author Archives: Janice

About Janice

I love California, both in and out of my garden. My passions are gardening and photography. My goal is to make Plum Bird Corner a happy place to visit often.

An African Violet and the Kaleidoscope Setting

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African VioletI really like this photograph of one of my African Violets. I  bought this plant several months ago at the 99 Cents Only Store. It has started blooming again and I just love it. I can’t believe that I paid only 99 cents for this beautiful plant. I wish now I had bought more than one.
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This evening I was playing around with my iPad and discovered the Photo Booth app, with its many options for taking photos. Above is a photo I took of my African Violet, using the kaleidoscope setting. Pretty cool, don’t you think?

A Colorful Walk in Chula Vista, California

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A colorful walk in Chula Vista fulfilled one of my main goals for Plum Bird Corner, which is to fill it with colorful photos. We’ve just arrived home from an enjoyable stay at the Chula Vista RV Resort. On one of my walks in search of colorful subjects I spotted the above Chevy truck from Texas. It certainly is colorful. I spoke to the owners who were from Dallas, and they were flattered when I asked permission to photograph their pride and joy.Pink-Roses on white picket fence
Later on the same walk I spotted these gorgeous roses. They became subject number two. They were so beautiful, especially next to the white picket fence.Sea-Scape,San Diego Bay
Subject number three, was San Diego Bay. It’s not bright in color, but the clear water sparkled from the sun and sand. The RV park is next to the bay and I love being able to walk so close to the water. We really had a good trip, but it is always nice to be home.

Photo Challenge-Patterns

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I haven’t taken the photo challenge for a few weeks, but today I decided to participate. The subject was Patterns. That started me searching inside and outside our house for interesting patterns. I spent quite a bit of time in the garden looking at flowers and leaves. Above is one of succulents I photographed this morning. Later in the day our younger grandson was working on a painting, and when he finished I knew I had definitely found a wonderful example of pattern. Plus I wanted to share his beautiful watercolor with you. take a look.

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