Tiny Trains on display for the Holidays

Roger's Gardens (see previous entry) always has a display around a wonderful old tree for the model train lovers. This little train chugs around the tree all day long. Darling.

More on the Eucalyptus Bloom--Seed Pod

A photo series of the buds, blossoms and seed pod of a eucalyptus tree.
The photo above show an immature bud of the Eucalyptus. It continues to develop to the showy blossom in February in Southern California. The fruit or seed pod is woody and the seeds shed through the slits in the top of the fruit.

Azalea in Bloom

This beauty is blooming in my neighbors' garden. A great color for February.