Sunday, March 6, 2016

Urban's Oasis, Fullerton Arboretum

 

 

 

Gloomy and partially sunny Saturday afternoon was spent here in Fullerton Arboretum where thousands of different types of plants create a precious oasis inside the campus of California State University of Fullerton.

Arboretum it is. The place is a lot bigger than I expected and although it's right next to the freeway, there are some areas where thickly grown trees give a perfectly secluded feel. Blossoms also exceeded my expectation. There are so so many of pretty flowers that I couldn't help forgetting to just enjoy the moment but instead trying to capture everything in a camera.

In addition to this lovely little egret, what made me smile was these monarch butterflies. I was actually just wondering about butterfly-watching spots in Orange County. This was such a nice surprise, although they (flying ones) are so hard to photograph!

Orange trees at the end concluded the adventure. Walking between the trees gave an amazing strong sweet scent of orange flowers. No wonder why bees were crowding the trees.

This place became one of my favorite places in Orange County.

Just in time, it started raining on the way home.

 

どんより&時々晴れ間がのぞく土曜の午後はここ、フラートン樹木林で過ごしました。カリフォルニア州立大学フラートン校のキャンパス内に何千種類もの植物で作り上げられたオアシス空間。

まさに、樹木林。予想を遥かに超える規模で、高速道路の真横だというのに、鬱蒼と生い茂った木々たちが俗世から切り離してくれるかのような気分に陥る。開花状況も思った以上で、ついついこのひとときを楽しむことを忘れて、あれもこれもカメラに収めようとしてしまい。。

そして、このかわいらしい小柄なタイプのサギに加え、モナーク蝶(オオカバマダラ)との出会いに笑顔。ちょうどオレンジカウンティで蝶を観れる場所を探していたところだったので、なんともナイスなサプライズだったのですが、、飛んでる蝶々を撮る難しさといったら!

探索の最後はオレンジツリー。木々の間を歩いていると、なんとも強く甘い花の香りが素晴らしくて。蜂が集っているのも納得。

ここはオレンジカウンティのお気に入りスポット確定。

帰り道にタイミングよく雨が降り出しました。

 

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