Poetic Shutterbug

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Photos taken at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco

Amaryllis Belladonna - Flowers of the Naked Lady Taken at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens

All photos taken in Golden Gate Park. Visit Macro Monday for more great macro photography.

Taken at the Bison Paddock in Golden Gate Park Click the above widget for more Camera Critters fun

4:00 a.m. madness Startled, I awaken in an anxiety born stupor. It's 4:00 a.m. Sunday morning. In the distance a siren announces a 911 while a car alarm bellows out of control. Cars race an uncontrollable rage through empty streets. Light flickers through my window yet I know there is no light outside other than the moon displaying it's devilish grin. Is it a warning? I scare myself into blind paralysis. Staring into oblivion my body is frozen with fear. The incessant ticking of the clock - a breathing crescendo drowning my pulse. Paper rustling outside my door though the wind silent. Is it the house settling? A raccoon rummaging? Or, is it my mind damning my sensibilities?  Haunting memories invade speaking to me in tongues, unexplained. Nocturnal entities without form parade the darkness. I shrink under the covers yet the unheard and unseen more frightening than the perception of reality I cannot escape. A sudden scream wails from a neighboring house and my senses fre...

Photos taken at Spreckels Lake in San Francisco Visit Wild Bird Wednesday for more great bird photography.

Chiranthofremontia lenzii Hybrid Monkey Hand Tree Photos taken at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens Visit Macro Monday for more great Macro Photography

Photo taken at the Temperate Asia Garden at the SF Botanical Gardens . (For Sone) Tranquility Beyond darkness within light lies the key to acceptance, one with spirit. Ego absentia authentic truth caress the soul, awakening. By: Joanne Olivieri Visit WEEKEND REFLECTIONS For More Great Photography

Hummingbirds at the gardens. Visit Wild Bird Wednesday for more great bird photography

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Photos taken at the San Francisco Zoo Bobcat Zebra taking a snooze Giraffe snacking away Click the above widget for more camera critters fun.