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Photos taken at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Visit Macro Monday for more beautiful macro photography.   Click the above widget for more Mellow Yellow Monday fun.

Source: Photo taken of Claude the Albino Alligator at the California Academy of Sciences I want to introduce all of you to Claude, the albino alligator who currently lives at the  California Academy of Sciences  here in San Francisco. Claude is a teenager with his 17th birthday coming up in September of this year. He weighs about 190 pounds and was born in Florida in 1995. He eats fish pellets and has his own residence swamp at the academy which he shares with turtles. He once had a girlfriend, Bonnie who was brought in to keep him company. Well, that did not last very long. After a few months Bonnie had, had enough of Claude's antics and bit him in the foot. Yes, this is a true story. So, they decided to leave Claude on his own which makes him much more happy than being with a mate. Because he is albino, he has vision problems and will often bump into the glass and different things in his habitat. He does have a favorite rock which he occupies and is heated t

Photos taken at Sloat Garden Center Visit Outdoor Wednesday for more beautiful photography

Papaver Photos taken at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. Romneya Coulteri (Matilija Poppy - Fried Egg Flower) Visit Macro Monday for more great macro photography.

All photos taken at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens. Clarkia Red Passiflora (Passion Flower) bulb Protea Cynaroides (King Protea) Bulb. Visit Macro Monday for more great macro photography.

Photos taken at Stow Lake and the San Francisco Botanical Garden.  Click the above widget for more camera critters fun.

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The San Francisco Botanical Garden Nature Center Magazine is a wonderful online zine filled with the wonderment of the natural word.  It was an honor to be interviewed by them and I thank Emma Springfield for this great opportunity.  You can read the interview by clicking here. Thank you.

Doryanthes excelsa - Australia Taken at the San Francisco Botanical Garden Visit Wordless Wednesday  

Clematis taken at the San Francisco Botanical Garden  Visit Macro Monday for more great macro photography.