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Tag: Plants

  • Redwood, December 6th, 2025

    Too drained to work on long posts, I’d like to comment that purple magnolias have began to bloom, as have fruit trees (of plum, cherry, etc. variety – nispero blooms I have seen weeks ago, and citruses seem to flower year around.) Maybe I’ll post a photo or two, but here is a gif of sunlight flickering against redwood trunk, December 06th, 2025.

    December 6th is the Finnish Independence Day, though they have amended their constitution so that they are members of EU.

    Moreover, soon after the war in Ukraine flared up in 2022, and Finland also joined NATO. I don’t know what the current stance of the Finnish government is, but lately the Finnish media seemed to be on Denmark’s side against USA over Greenland despite NATO (US) having full use of Finnish military bases, at least as far as I could tell. The two officers Finland sent to Greenland returned back, mission over. Finnish news feeds are back to Russia and Ukraine, though recent headlines are mentioning possible peace negotiations. Hopefully, there will be peace soon, though I would not quite optimistic yet.

    What may have motivated the peace negotiations is the parlous shape of Western economies, meaning our ability to finance wars is becoming limited. I would prefer a peace treaty over total economic collapse as a method for ending that dreadful war, though.

  • January 2nd Liquidambar trees

    Yes, I know, there has been wars or military action and rumors of those, including Finland participating in something military in Greenland, the metal prices have seen bobbing up and down, though more up, food prices seem to be creeping up, too, but I have been too busy-tired to feel like posting anything.

    However, I want to post something that makes me happy, and during past couple of months, one of those things has been sweetgum or Liquidambar trees. There is about a month of bright colors, when their leaves turn, mostly reds or dark oranges with lighter tones and yellows mixed in. Among the leaves that somewhat resemble those of maple, there are green spiky balls, that darken as the seedpods ripen. Winter winds (at least here in Bay Area) tear the leaves down, different trees progressing at different rates leaving dark spiky balls hanging from dark branches.

    Here is a short video made of clips taken on January 2nd 2026.

    At some point, a bird flies in. Probably a crow.

    Still some leaves hanging

  • New Year

    Camellia blossom in the New Years Eve

    I did not go to see any fireworks, it was raining and I was busy with year end stuff. There were some bangs from outside, though, and I heard that my friends had had fun, so it is all good.

    Rain on New Year’s Eve, light, water and Liquidambar(?) leaves

    Today, New Year’s Day, it was raining some more. Photography is different in rain. I should use the opportunities when they arise, as California is not very wet state.

    Water droplet on a palm, New Year’s Day

    Water droplets on grass, sun was shining on a New Year’s Day between the showers.

  • Boxing Day

    Pink magnolias are beginning to bloom, Dec 26th or Boxing Day in Berkeley, CA. The weather was variable, in the afternoon it began to rain again.

    I also saw a bold humming bird. It initially shied away, but when it saw that I was not attacking, it returned to feed close enough to video. It must have been hungry. Once it flew away, I continued on my way.

  • Christmas Eve

    Christmas Eve, Berkeley, CA. The rainy season (winter) has started and new, hopeful green shoots are peeking.

    Mosses are green, too.

    Magnolias are blooming, different species than the big white ones in the summer. Those are now producing seeds. There seems to be always flowers in Berkeley, CA.

    Berkeley palms against December sky. Later, it began to rain.

    Then some Christmas ornaments. Or seed pods of a gumball tree (assuming I identified the species correctly.)

    Finally, some late ginkgo leaves, most of the ginkgo leaves around here are already down, but there are some trees that even have some green left.

    Merry Christmas to all!

  • September Skipper

    And now for something different, a silent video of a skipper butterfly I saw September 14th 2025. Yes, I know it is mostly plants, but the butterfly is there, doing nothing very interesting.

    Sometimes you need a moment of rest and relaxation.

    Small life, taking it calmly.

    Cheers to the small life.

  • A Jigsaw Puzzle – 7

    I wanted to make something for Pinterest, but of course, it should be here, too.

    This is a color saturated bubbles rendering of a close up view of tree bark I photographed this month (August 3rd) in Berkeley. Unfortunately, I have forgotten which tree.

    After processing the photo for different versions (maybe one or more of them will make it to POD designs), I uploaded this image here and copied the planktonpunkt.com image link to Jigsaw Explorer to make a puzzle.

    42 pieces, click image to access the puzzle

    Have fun!

  • Jigsaw Puzzles – 5

    I have become more active on jigsaw puzzles and other short form posting, because I am now also in Pinterest, and as I make designs there, some of them seem to lend themselves for jigsaw puzzles, which I post here and on Pinterest.

    White magnolia flower modified from a photo in jul10 folder (63 pieces, click the image to play)

    Other photomodifications may make print-on-demand designs, whereas others might go to commercial jigsaw puzzle site.

    A palm top and a plant growing from the trunk, an interpretation (108 pieces, click the image to play)

    This is a mosaic bubbles version of a photomodification of a palm top and an epiphyte growing on it, also from jul10 folder, photographed in Berkeley.

    Both jigsaw puzzles were made in Jigsaw Explorer.

    Enjoy!