"A Serene Rose Catches a Soft Breeze in the Lazy Summer Afternoon"- Segue:
"Like the red rose of summer that blooms in the day..." (c) Bob Dylan, "Time Passes Slowly"

"Monet's Floating Triangle" - Pink-fuchsia hybrid of sacred Indian Lotus Nelumbo Nucifera resting atop Victoria water lilies (plant family Nymphaeaceae). Taken at Balboa Park, San Diego, Ca. in vicinity of Botanical Gardens circa 2007.

"Bear Grass etc." - Xerophyllum Tenax looming above Indian Paintbrush and Purple Lupines, amid spring's fresh snow. Mount Rainier, Washington, circa 1991.

"40 Winks to Emerald City"