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Hallowe'en Eve in El Segundo . . . (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 OP
Beautiful, Peggy! SheltieLover Oct 2025 #1
Thanks so much, my dear SheltieLover! I'm glad you like 'em. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #3
Beautiful set Peggy. FalloutShelter Oct 2025 #2
Thanks so much, my dear FalloutShelter! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #4
You were right! FalloutShelter Oct 2025 #9
Gorgeous variety of images as usual Peggy! Diamond_Dog Oct 2025 #5
Thanks so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #7
Beautiful. Those roses are fantastic. LoisB Oct 2025 #6
Thank you so much, my dear LoisB! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #8
Great pics! anciano Oct 2025 #10
Thank you so much, my dear anciano! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #11
Really lucious array of colors this time! 🌈🌈🌈 ShazzieB Oct 2025 #12
Ooooh, thank you so much, my dear ShazzieB! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #14
It's those beautiful beans that are singing to me Easterncedar Oct 2025 #13
Thanks so much, my dear Easterncedar! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #15
Wonderful! Grumpy Old Guy Oct 2025 #16
Thanks so much, my dear Grumpy! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #18
Love these! HeartsCanHope Oct 2025 #17
Thanks so much, my dear HeartsCanHope! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #19
Well, I think they may be called White Globosa Gomphrena, (botanical name.) HeartsCanHope Oct 2025 #20
Thanks for the fascinating link! It sure looks like the same flower. And it does come in white. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #21
Happy Halloween! HAB911 Oct 2025 #22
Happy Halloween to you too, my dear HAB911! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #24
Fine photography Peggy! Best of all you "felt relaxed and happy to be there" and "had a blast"! Thank You! George McGovern Oct 2025 #23
Thanks so much, my dear George! I did have a good time among my friends. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2025 #25

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,297 posts)
8. Thank you so much, my dear LoisB!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 07:38 PM
Oct 2025

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

(22,333 posts)
12. Really lucious array of colors this time! 🌈🌈🌈
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:42 PM
Oct 2025

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

(156,297 posts)
14. Ooooh, thank you so much, my dear ShazzieB!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:59 PM
Oct 2025

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

(156,297 posts)
19. Thanks so much, my dear HeartsCanHope!
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 10:36 PM
Oct 2025

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

(1,550 posts)
20. Well, I think they may be called White Globosa Gomphrena, (botanical name.)
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 12:19 AM
Oct 2025

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

(156,297 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
Oct 2025

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

(156,297 posts)
24. Happy Halloween to you too, my dear HAB911!
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 10:22 AM
Oct 2025

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

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