Alta Vista Botanical Gardens

Covid-19 Update: With the City of Vista opening City parks for passive use, we are open again. However, the parking lots and gates to Brengle Terrace are closed, so you will need to walk to the gardens. Remember to practice safe social distancing!

Giant Oak in Airlie Gardens. The Spanish Moss creates a beauty like no other. This Oak is coming up on 500 years old. It's Spectacular!

This 120-year-old postbox in Cardiff has officially been decommissioned after being partially swallowed up by a tree. The Royal Mail says it's no longer safe to collect mail from. A classic example of man versus nature and in this case nature has won.

Took my parents to see some big trees in Prairie Creek redwoods.

Worlds Largest Acorn! Quercus insignis is native from Mexico to Panama. It is a member of the white oak grouping and has the largest acorns of any oak species!

The World's Largest Corpse Flower Is Blooming Right Now (and It Stinks)

Rafael Romero Barros Spanish, 18321895 Bodegón de naranjas. Still Life with Oranges... 1863 oil on canvas 68 x 54 cm Museum of Fine Arts of Córdoba, Spain @marcioofrota

The Magical Rainforests of Olympic National Park...by James Lloyd Cole

Sometimes miracles are just good people with kind hearts.

Benlomond National Park, Tasmania, Australia, standing for millions of years !

Just tested my Halloween candy delivery system. It works great! Twelve foot tube, so no close contact. Kids don't even have to ring the doorbell. "Place your bag under the dragon's mouth."