“Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes time – we haven’t time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.”
― Georgia O’Keeffe
Wildflowers, Tomales Point
Walk on the Wildflower Side
Waves
Landing
Point Reyes Pano
“Where flowers bloom so does hope.”
~Lady Bird Johnson
Wallflower
Tomales Point Trail
Morning Sun
Ice Plant Frills
Grasses
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Jane Lurie Photography 
Beautiful landscapes and nature and great shots, Jane! You have a very beautiful bokeh in the picture “Morning Sun”! Well done!
Warm regards, Heidi
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Thanks so much, Heidi! I am very appreciative that you go back in my timeline of posts. 😊
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Breathtakingly gorgeous landscapes and vignettes!
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Thanks so much, CS. Much appreciated. I’m sorry for my late reply!
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Such vivid colors. Truly wonderful photos!
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Thanks so much, Kevin. Point Reyes is a special place.
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The landscape shots look like impressionist paintings. 🙂
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Thanks, Imelda. I agree…imagining Monet. 🙂
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I needed some flowers this morning! Thank you Jane!
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Thank you, Maria. It’s my pleasure! 🙂
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I do like flowers, particularly when the background is blurry. So beautiful. However, I like waves just as much.
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Thank you, Lisa. Two things I love, too. It is effective to isolate the flowers using a wide aperture. Glad you like these.
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happy environmental day
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Thanks so much, Syamraj. 🙂
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Such a wonderful series Jane. A pleasure to view!
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Thanks so much, Belinda. This place is special…happy you enjoyed!
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Once again, you found a worthwhile quote, and your inclusion of people in the landscape again gives that image a quality that I like very much: it helps put me there. I love how that view in “Waves” is framed, and the way the light is handled in “Landing.” The Ice plant is great, too. It looks like spring has rushed right into summer, and you’re taking it all in….but slowly, like friendship. 🙂
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Hi Lynn, Your reaction to the images means a lot– thanks very much. This trail is simply spectacular. Happy you like the series and quote. 🙂
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Particularly like “Landing” and “Morning Sun” – nice work Jane
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Thanks very much, Mark. Glad you enjoyed the more intimate scenes. Much appreciated!
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Your enticing photographs with multicolored wildflowers and distant ocean views are gorgeous Jane.
It must be hard on you taking these pictures to have to walk this beautiful country.
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Hi Eddie, It’s a tough job but somebody’s got to do it…as they say. 🙂 Happy you enjoyed these– thanks so much.
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Morning sun and Waves (of wild flowers) are my favourites, but what I would really like to do is walk on the wildflower side with my (Nikon) 🙂 in my hands. Beautiful photos Jane
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Thank you, Abrie. Agree, that’s the best way to walk. 🙂 Glad you’re inspired!
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Absolutely stunning!
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Thank you, Amanda. It’s an exhilarating spot.
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just gorgeous Jane…reminds me how special this time of year is!!!
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Thanks, April! We will get you both out here someday! Glad you enjoyed these. 🙂
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Lovely set of images, Jane! 🙂 Which lens/es are you using?
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Thanks, Camilla! For the landscapes, the Fuji 18-55mm f/2.8 and the close-ups, the Fuji 90mm f/2 prime. Glad you enjoyed!
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The combination of the wildflowers and the ocean are pure magic, Jane.
Have a wonderful weekend!
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Thanks, Lisa. It’s such a peaceful yet exhilarating place. Hope you had a great weekend!
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A beautiful gallery of images.
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Thanks so much, Andy. Much appreciated!
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I love the CA coast – your photos are the next best thing to being there. 🙂
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That’s so nice, Eliza, thanks very much. I could use your help identifying some of these beauties. 😉
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I’m more familiar with east coast wildflowers, but I recognize Quaking Grass (Briza maxima) and CA Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and the pink with the bee may be Lewisia, but am not certain. Standing among all those flowers nodding in the breeze must be heaven!
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Thank you for your keen eye, Eliza. Indeed, it is heavenly with the waves crashing below.
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Must be a joy to the senses walking in those fields!?
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It sure is, de Wets. Almost a sensory overload! 🙂 Thanks for visiting.
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After I look at the pictures in your post
I want to be back on the California coast.
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Thanks, Steve. Glad they bring back good memories. Hopefully you’ll get out west sometime soon. Meanwhile, we’d love some Texas Barbecue. 🙂
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I know what you mean Steve
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Beautiful, thanks for sharing! If you ever want to see some of the amazing wildflower meadows at Mt. Rainier let me know, I’d love to take you. To quote John Muir: “The most luxuriant and the most extravagantly beautiful of all the alpine gardens I ever beheld in all my mountain-top wanderings.” (referring to Paradise at Mt. Rainier).
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Thanks so much, Andrea. That would be a fabulous sight to see. Love that John Muir quote!
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Just heavenly, Jane. Wildflowers in abundance! I hope there were many bees as well, as they are much needed. I have never heard of the Ice Plant – very special and beautifully caught!
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Thank you, Ann-Christine. Loads of bees…we must always to root for them. The ice plant grows all over the coastline on the rocks– a red succulent that I am captivated by. You’ll see some in my next post. 🙂
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Oh, wow, those are spectacular! I have to admit I rarely read quotations on people’s blogs, but the Lady Bird Johnson one caught my eye because of all the work she did to beautify Texas’s highways with huge swaths of wildflowers. The look of your fields of flowers against the blue surf is just gorgeous.
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Thanks so much, Lex. Glad you like the images and that Lady Bird’s quote caught your eye!
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Lovely! The specific focus in Landing caught my attention. Here’s one beautiful moment in a vast world. Take the time to see. Fits your opening quote perfectly.
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Thank you, Mari. You’ve captured my thoughts when I was taking that photo. Many small dramas waiting to be noticed. Happy you enjoyed these.
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I love the title of your blog, Jane, and the images take my breath away such is the beauty and excellence in your techniques!
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Hi Pete, Thanks so much! It’s such a spectacular spot. I wish I had your close-up skills…many interesting small creatures out there. I admit, I had a chuckle with the title– glad you like it. 🙂
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Beautiful.
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Thank you, Maralee.
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Lovely blooms… nice pics (Suzanne)
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Thanks very much, Suzanne. Much appreciated.
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Stunning photos. Love the quaking grass in the last shot.
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Thanks so much, Jude. I am enjoying a relatively new 90mm lens that nicely captures those details.
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Love the ice plant
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Thanks, Sue. I am rather obsessed with them. Glad you like it.
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Wow, waves and waves of flowers! beautiful photos Jane! ❤️
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Thanks so much, John!
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Beautiful beautiful….
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Thank you, Linda, my friend.
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Beautiful Jane. Is it a superbloom or does this happen every year??? Especially liked the ice plant – which I’ve never heard of.
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Thanks, Tina. I thought it was going to be an off year since it was drier but this is normal. Not a superbloom. Glad you like the ice plant. I’m sure you’ve seen the red and green succulents that are very common on the coast. These are the flowers.
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Another set of thoughtful, beautiful images.
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Thank you so much, Bruce. Happy you enjoyed them. 🙂
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WOW these are beautiful images Jane 🙂 There’s nothing like those gorgeous Fuji shades of blue.
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Hi Joe, Love those blues. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed my hike on the coast. Thank you!
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Wild flower wonderland beautifully captured Jane
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Thanks very much, Pauline. It was a drier winter so I was pleasantly surprised that the wildflowers were so abundant.
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Hi Jane! You did indeed take time to see the flowers! It always amazes me that even when one sees the vast beauty of a meadow, there is so much more to see in the tiny parts that make that meadow so beautiful………..I love the post! Suzie
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Thanks so much, Suzie. Appreciate your thoughts and happy you like them.
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What a wonderful array of wide angle and closeup shots from Points Eyes. Each one stunning and breathtaking, so hard to pick a favourite. Really do love all of them. Were these taken on the same day? If so, it looks like an amazing sunny day. Hope you are enjoying summer, Jane. Soak up the sun and take that camera for a workout 🙂
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Thanks so much, Mabel. It’s an incredible part of the coast here.Pleased you enjoyed them! I did take them all in one hike and luckily the fog stayed away that day. Hope all is well in Melbourne! 🙂
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All the images are outstanding. I really liked the impressionist feel of Morning Sun.
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Thanks, Jane. I thought of our hike together here. I am enjoying a new lens which gives that creamy bokeh effect. Glad you like it.
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As always, a gorgeous set to please my senses.
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Happy these appealed to you, Paula. It was very peaceful and enthralling. Thanks so much.
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What a beautiful site, lovely images Jane well caught!
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Thanks very much, Brian. Happy you like them!
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How beautiful and beautiful and exhilarating
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Thanks so much, Helen. I am continually amazed at the preserved coastal beauty in California. Happy you enjoyed!
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Sooo beautiful there, Jane! I love the grasses! I love the wildflowers! I was several times in this area and I think it’s one of the nicest parts of the USA!
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Hi Petra, So glad you enjoyed this series. It really is spectacular and I managed to hit a great day of flowers and sunshine (it can be foggy there) Thank you very much.
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Yes, to have a friend takes time. Thank you for the reminder, as well as the stunning photo. What a fabulous sight! 🙂 🙂
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Thanks, Jo. I loved that GO quote, glad you do, too. Happy you enjoyed the wildflower photos. Thank you! 😊
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Beautiful images, brought back good memories of watching the seals.
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Hi Conspicari- I spotted a number of seals on this outing. Glad these brought back good memories of the coast. Thanks so much.
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Stunning. You give me something to strive for!
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Thank you, Gunta. And I feel the same about you!
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So many beautiful images! I love ‘Landing’ and ‘Morning Sun’ especially. Photos do help us look and really notice the beauty in the world.
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Hi Ali, Thanks very much and your comment is one of the reasons I love the challenge of photography. Pleased you enjoyed these.
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