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“He may be just a tramp, a guy that likes to roam about this great country without any special aim, just to thank the Lord for these beautiful mountains.”
-B. Traven, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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Matilija Poppies
Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri) The wildflowers are bloommin’ out there right now and Matilija poppies are poppin’. I snapped this iPhone photo at Santa Barbara’s Oak Park yesterday afternoon. According to eFloras.org, a cooperative project by Missouri Botanical Garden, St. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Flowers, iPhoneography, Matilija Poppies, Nature, Outdoors, Photos, Pics, Plants, Romneya coulteri, wildflowers
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