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Hallowe'en Eve in El Segundo . . . (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Oct 30 OP
Beautiful, Peggy! SheltieLover Oct 30 #1
Thanks so much, my dear SheltieLover! I'm glad you like 'em. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 30 #3
Beautiful set Peggy. FalloutShelter Oct 30 #2
Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 30 #4
You were right! FalloutShelter Oct 30 #9
Gorgeous variety of images as usual Peggy! Diamond_Dog Oct 30 #5
Thanks so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 30 #7
Beautiful. Those roses are fantastic. LoisB Oct 30 #6
Thank you so much, my dear LoisB! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 30 #8
Great pics! anciano Oct 30 #10
Thank you so much, my dear anciano! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 30 #11
Really lucious array of colors this time! 🌈🌈🌈 ShazzieB Oct 30 #12
Ooooh, thank you so much, my dear ShazzieB! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 30 #14
It's those beautiful beans that are singing to me Easterncedar Oct 30 #13
Thanks so much, my dear Easterncedar! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 30 #15
Wonderful! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 30 #16
Thanks so much, my dear Grumpy! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 30 #18
Love these! HeartsCanHope Oct 30 #17
Thanks so much, my dear HeartsCanHope! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 30 #19
Well, I think they may be called White Globosa Gomphrena, (botanical name.) HeartsCanHope Friday #20
Thanks for the fascinating link! It sure looks like the same flower. And it does come in white. CaliforniaPeggy Friday #21
Happy Halloween! HAB911 Friday #22
Happy Halloween to you too, my dear HAB911! CaliforniaPeggy Friday #24
Fine photography Peggy! Best of all you "felt relaxed and happy to be there" and "had a blast"! Thank You! George McGovern Friday #23
Thanks so much, my dear George! I did have a good time among my friends. CaliforniaPeggy Friday #25

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,654 posts)
4. Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:27 PM
Oct 30

Those marigolds caught my eye immediately! I thought they might be a hit.

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,654 posts)
7. Thanks so much, my dear Diamond_Dog!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:36 PM
Oct 30

I felt relaxed and happy to be there. And I had a blast taking the photos.

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,654 posts)
8. Thank you so much, my dear LoisB!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:38 PM
Oct 30

They were set back from where I was standing a little bit, so I just zoomed out my huge zoom (45 mm, lol) to capture them. Even small zooms can be useful.

ShazzieB

(21,940 posts)
12. Really lucious array of colors this time! 🌈🌈🌈
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:42 PM
Oct 30

Especially the flowers - what a glorious array, golden yellow, pure white, a splash of multicolored blooms, and then those gorgeous roses! I love the lumpy, bumpy, colorful beans, too.

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,654 posts)
14. Ooooh, thank you so much, my dear ShazzieB!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:59 PM
Oct 30

How kind of you!

But I sure agree: the colors were astonishing in their variety and in their intensity.

Those beans really spoke too!

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,654 posts)
15. Thanks so much, my dear Easterncedar!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:00 PM
Oct 30

They want to serenade you!

Happy Halloween right back atcha!

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,654 posts)
19. Thanks so much, my dear HeartsCanHope!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:36 PM
Oct 30

I'm glad you do!

Rarely do I know the names of anything I photograph! This is one of those times. I just thought they were so beautiful that I had no choice but to get their picture.

HeartsCanHope

(1,396 posts)
20. Well, I think they may be called White Globosa Gomphrena, (botanical name.)
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:19 AM
Friday

Here's a picture of what I found: https://www.gardensonline.com.au/GardenShed/PlantFinder/Show_953.aspx
The common name is Globe Amaranth or Bachelor's Buttons, and it comes in a variety of colors. I found the white variety as I scrolled through the pictures of the varieties available. I hope I found the right plant and I hope to plant some next year! Thanks again for the picture!

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,654 posts)
21. Thanks for the fascinating link! It sure looks like the same flower. And it does come in white.
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:23 AM
Friday

I am always photographing things that draw my attention; if I don't know what they are, I take their photo anyway!

Good luck with your plantings next year!

CaliforniaPeggy

(155,654 posts)
24. Happy Halloween to you too, my dear HAB911!
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 10:22 AM
Friday

I have no idea what they are. The skin is thick and tough. I should have asked the vendor! They are definitely not avocado.

George McGovern

(9,969 posts)
23. Fine photography Peggy! Best of all you "felt relaxed and happy to be there" and "had a blast"! Thank You!
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 07:50 AM
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