Behind the Cactus
The late afternoon sun shows itself behind a cactus in San Diego, California.
Clint Pecans
Two pecans hang from a pecan tree in Clint, Texas just east of El Paso.
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Springtime and a dried yucca plant at sundown in White Sands National Park near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Springtime in Tokyo
Springtime and cherry blossom in full bloom in front of a Ferris Wheel in Tokyo, Japan.
Cosmo Clock Cherry Blossoms
Cherry blossoms blooming below the Cosmo Clock 21 in downtown district of Yokohama, Japan.
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Looking through the trees at the 82 foot tall statue of Bodhisattva Kannon at the Ōfuna Kannon Temple in Kamakura, Japan.
AZ Spring
Spring plants blooming in Tucson, Arizona at the San Xavier del Bac Mission.
Adella
Flowers in Coronado, Califorinia's Adella Plaza.
Shady Wall
Leaves on a shaded wall in a forest near Yokosuka, Japan.
Wall of Vines
An interesting window on a street in Kamakura, Japan with a wall covered in vines.
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Flowers in bloom at Verny Park in Yokosuka, Japan.
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Looking up at cherry blossoms in Yokosuka, Japan.
Solitude 2
A plant stands out in the New Mexico sand near Alamogordo.
The Amali
A flower on the Amalfi coast town of Vietri sul mare in southern Italy.
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Flags proudly on display in a Virginia window.
Blossoms
Cherry blossoms in front of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington DC.
Ocean Blvd
The grass along Ocean Boulevard in Coronado, California.
Pond Flower
A flower sits on lilly pads on pond at a yard in San Diego, California.
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Kamakura Bust
A Roman or Greek bust sits in a yard in Kamakura, Japan.
Saitama Rice Field
The rows of a rice field near Koemon in the Saitama Prefecture of Japan.
Hanging Lanterns
Springtime colors with cherry blossoms in full bloom and hanging lanterns at Yokosuka, Japan.
Bayview Park Flowers
I took this in March 2015 at Bayview Park in Coronado, CA.
Autumn Yucca
A dried out Yucca plant at White Sands National Monument.
Splash
Water splashes on a rock from bamboo pipes in a park in Kamakura, Japan.
Narita Blossoms
Cherry blossoms in full bloom near a temple in Narita, Japan.
Sun Glow
Glowing sun rays warm the stone homes and flowers on a street in Casertavecchia, Italy.
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NTC San Diego
The flagpole at the entrance to Liberty Station , the former Naval Training Center (NTC), in San Diego, CA.
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Spring is Here
A tree in a park in Carinaro, Italy (near Naples).
The Vase
A bouquet of flowers sits in a vase on the mantle of a fireplace against a blue wall.
Blossoms at MLK
Cherry blossom season on the National Mall with the Martin Luther King Memorial in the background peaking through the trees.
St. Martin
Originally St. Martin de Seysseul built in the 15th century, it was moved to Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI and is now called the Joan of Arc Chapel. http://www.marquette.edu/st-joan-of-arc-chapel/history.php
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Hiroshima Monarch
A monarch butterfly sits on flowers in a park in Hiroshima, Japan.
Hiroshima Bamboo
The shade of bamboo trees in a garden at Hiroshima, Japan.
Summer Flowers
A tree stands out of the water on the Lake Michigan coastline with the lighthouse at Manitowoc, Wisconsin in the background.
Blossoms in Kamakura
Cherry blossoms in front of the Kenchoji Temple, the head temple of the Five Mountain Temples of Kamakura, Japan.
Balboa Park
Just a random flower in San Diego's Balboa Park.
Rain
Flowers in the rain on Orange Avenue in Coronado, CA.
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New bamboo plants sprouting up in Kamakura, Japan garden.
Cracked Window
The day begins as sun shine in an open window one morning in Casertavecchia, Italy.
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A Small Tribute
Flowers sitting against the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
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Cherry blossoms in full bloom next to a stream in Hakone, Japan.
Fontana della Api
Bernini's 1644 Fountain of the Bees near Piazza Barberini in Rome. This is one of my favorite fountains in Rome!
Morning Routine
A coffee cup, a computer, flowers, all sitting on a table.
Snowfall
Fresh snowfall on the graves of Arlington National Cemetery.
Venezia
Nope, gondola's in Coronado, California.
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Blooming in Calabria
Flowers in a garden overlooking the countryside of Calabria in southern Italy.
Shukkeien Garden Bridge
A bridge at the Shukkeien Garden, in Hiroshima, Japan and commissioned in 1620 but destroyed in the atomic bombing of 1945, restored and reopened to the public in 1950.
Yoko Blossoms
Springtime with cherry blossoms in full bloom at Yokosuka, Japan.
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The Cays
Flowers and palm trees in the Coronado Cays, California.
Flower Show
The San Diego County Fair Flower Show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.
Kannonzaki Garden 2
Flowers at sunset in Kannonzaki Park near Yokosuka, Japan.
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Solo Plant
A storm on the horizon behind a lone plant sitting in the desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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Cherry blossoms in Yokosuka, Japan.
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The Jefferson Memorial behind cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC (April 10 , 2018).
Leaf
A single leaf laying on a wooden deck, the end of summer is near in Occoquan, Virginia.
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Cherry blossoms with the Jefferson Memorial in the background.
Fond du Lac
The Lake Winnebago lighthouse in Fond du Lac, WI built in 1933.
The Day After
The day after Memorial Day 2016, a rose rests on a grave at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, California.
San Diego Cactus
A bright green cactus stands alongside a building near Old Town in San Diego, California.
Sundown at the Dunes
Sundown behind a yucca plant at the dunes of White Sands National Park near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Garden Bridge
A small foot bridge at the Shukkeien Garden, in Hiroshima, Japan and commissioned in 1620 but destroyed in the atomic bombing of 1945, restored and reopened to the public in 1950.
Bamboo Tree Forest 2
Looking toward the sky from a bamboo tree forest near Kamakura, Japan.
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Bamboo trees, standing tall, in a forest near Kamakura, Japan.
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Jacaranda trees in Coronado, California.
Awkward
A very colorful corner in Coronado, California.
Forest Floor
The wet plants of a forest floor near Odawara, Japan.
Spring
Bees pollenating flowers as spring arrives in Coronado, California.
Learning
My daughter taking photos at Verny Park in Yokosuka, Japan.
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Calabria
A flower sits near a wall overlooking a vineyard in Calabria, Italy near Villapiana Scalo.
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The Washington Monument behind cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC.
Mill Stone
A mill stone sitting out at a southern California garden.
Tidal Basin
Cherry blossoms on the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC.
Dependents
Many people don't know that buried in our national cemeteries are many dependents of deceased service members. This photo has been edited to not divulge the name on this grave.
