Fall in Las Trampas

Fall in Las Trampas, originally uploaded by ParsecTraveller.

The poison oak is getting some amazing color right now. Although fall doesn't officially start until Monday, the plants can tell that the seasons are changing.

Tom Yum Soup

Tom yum soup made last night. Delicious!

Smooth Green

A new leaf on my 'Dwarf Namwah' banana plant.

New Leaf

A new leaf on the Abyssinian banana.

Spring is Around the Corner...

Its amazing how short (or long) the winters can be in Northern California. Its mid February, and many trees are blooming, including at least two different types of magnolia. Not only are trees blooming, but some are leafing out. The California buckeye trees, (photo on right), had their buds swell about two weeks ago, and now new leaves are emerging fast. My banana plant has woken up because of our recent warm weather and is now starting to grow. My California pipevines are showing signs of growth, and so is my pygmy date palm.

It looks like spring is early in 2007...I hope.

Fan Frond

A view up through the fronds of a Mexican fan palm.

Striped

An exotic leaf in the Berkeley Tropical House.

San Diego Jungle

The lush understory of Palm Canyon, complete with elephant ears and banana plants.

Spiral Aloe

A very cool spiral aloe at the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden.

In the Jungle

A subtropical jungle garden paradise in Oakland, CA.

Fishtail Palm Frond

Looking up from beneath a fishtail palm in Oakland, CA.

Tropical Lushness

A bright ti plant stands out in the midst of tropical foliage.

Teeth

The leaves of honey bush look dangerous to touch, but aren't.

Veins

A fallen leaf backlit by the Sun.

Sweet Gum Leaves

Bright red leaves of a sweet gum tree on December 2, 2006.

A Stand Out

One leaf stands out amongst the others.

Ginkgo biloba

The changing leaves of fall.

Imperial Taro

Colocasia esculenta provides an alien-looking backdrop.

Illumination

The color of these leaves is brought out with the Sun as a backlight.

Signs of Change

Leaves reminding us of North America's steady march towards winter.