Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Succulent Garden

The onset of spring has brought a plethora of seasonal flowering plants. While everyone is interest in the flowers of the season my eyes turned to these cute looking small succulents. Nothing short of beauty than seasonal flowering plants. Need much less care and attention and still look gorgeous and healthy. My first attempt at photographing in a "white box". Enjoy :)


 Echeveria 'Mazarine'



Zanzibar Aloe



Graptosedum 'Vera Higgins'
A small succulent with reddish-bronze-colored foliage. The 1 inch long leaves, flat on the upper surface and keeled below, whorl around the stem with leaves at the tip arranged in a rosette.




Crassula mesembryanthemopsis



Chalk fingers 'Mini Blue'



Elephant bush ''spekboom"



Sedum Pork and Beans
"Sedum rubrotinctum" ||
Looks like a bunch of green grapes 





Graptosedum 'Vera Higgins'
A small succulent with reddish-bronze-colored foliage. The 1 inch long leaves, flat on the upper surface and keeled below, whorl around the stem with leaves at the tip arranged in a rosette.


Elephant bush ''spekboom"

Echeveria 'Mazarine'

Chalk fingers 'Mini Blue'


Zanzibar Aloe

Crassula mesembryanthemopsis

Graptosedum 'Vera Higgins'

Zanzibar Aloe

Elephant bush ''spekboom"

Chalk fingers 'Mini Blue'

Echeveria 'Mazarine'

My setup :D
That time I didnt have a flash. So I used 3 table lamps.

Plantation




Update at one month
This time I had a flash so photos came out good.






Monday, June 24, 2013

Hike at Cub lake & Fern lake loop at RMNP

A great hike yet again at Rocky Mountain National Park. A big 7 miles loop covering Cub lake and Fern lake followed by a small climb to the highest accessible point in RMNP at 12000 feet. Weather was in our favor and the best part was that more than 70% of the trail was shady.
 
View from where we started



Heard of Elks

Anna's humming bird







Trees have eyes ;)


Blue tailed damsel fly





Cub lake