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Water Lilies Date Back To Primordial Epoch
November 20, 2023 - by Glenn Franco Simmons
Back in the primordial epoch of the Earth’s ancient history in an anonymous tranquil pond on th...
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Gaylen Rose An Eye-catching Dahlia
September 12, 2023 - The Gaylen Rose Dahlia is known by its scientific name of Dahlia “ Gaylen Rose.”
“It is a stunning flower that has gain...
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Charger Depicting Psyche's Father
September 10, 2023 - I photographed this maiolica at The Legion of Honor in San Francisco.
“Maiolica, also known as Majolica, is a type of c...
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Carmen Bunky Dahlia Added To Gallery
August 30, 2023 - Today, I added a Carmen Bunky dahlia photo to the flower gallery. It was photographed in San Francisco at The Dahlia Gar...
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Flower Gallery Updated With Another Dahlia Photo Today
August 29, 2023 - In the heart of San Francisco’s picturesque and westward-sloping descent toward Sunset Beach in the Sunset, there is a b...
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When A Man Turns His Face To God He Finds Sunshine Everywhere
August 29, 2023 - When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere. All men are his brothers. Let not conventionality cause y...
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The Dahlia Garden Offers Kaleidoscope Of Colors
August 26, 2023 - by Glenn Franco Simmons
A hidden gem in The City of San Francisco is nestled within its picturesque, historic Golden Ga...
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Water Lilies: Nature's Aquatic Masterpieces
August 25, 2023 - Water lilies are appreciated throughout the world for their beauty as one of the prettiest aquatic plants that grace cal...
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Dahlia Garden A Magical San Francisco Hidden Gem
August 25, 2023 - Tucked away on Pompei Circle in the heart of Golden Gate Park lies a hidden gem that has been delighting visitors for ov...
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Veca Lucia Dahlia A Flower Out Of Paradise!
August 25, 2023 - “The Veca Lucia dahlia is a decorative flower that was hybridized by Paradise and registered in 1997,” according to Goog...
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Water Lily-like Carmen Bunky Dahlia A Pretty Pink
August 25, 2023 - Carmen Bunky dahlia photos at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco are featured on this website. I hav...
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Suffering Not Seen As 'Punishment' From God
August 23, 2023 - In life, each individual is tested in his or her own unique experiential way. I have found my response to adversity, dea...
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Why Is Suffering Necessary?
August 22, 2023 - “Does the soul progress more through sorrow or through the joy in this world?”
‘Abdu’l‑Bahá: “The mind and spirit of ma...
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1929 Type 57 Bugatti: Timeless Elegance
July 31, 2023 - Bugatti, a name synonymous with legendary luxury, speed and opulence in the automotive world, witnessed one of its most...
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Yellow Dahlia Blooms Haiku By Glenn Franco Simmons
July 24, 2023 - Yellow dahlia blooms,
In San Francisco's embrace,
Golden Gate Park's grace.
Warm day, blue sky's hue,
Birds dance an...
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Porcelain My Favorite At SF Asian Art Museum
July 22, 2023 - It was a pleasure to photograph the Avery Brundage Collection over a number of years that my lovely wife Kathleen and I...
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Rare Famille Rose Chrysanthemum Dish Yongzheng Six-character Mark
July 22, 2023 - This is a rare Famille Rose Chrysanthemum Dish with a Yongzheng six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double ci...
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Bowl Has Yongzheng Mark From Qing Dynasty
July 22, 2023 - This shallow bowl has a Yongzheng mark and underglaze blue four-character mark in two columns. It is described by the As...
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Hidden Meaning In Bowl With Peonies
July 22, 2023 - From the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) era. The artwork is porcelain with overglaze polychrome decoration. It uses the peony...
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A Lovely Dish With Hibiscus & Dragonfly
July 22, 2023 - The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco described this porcelain artwork as a “dish with hibiscus and dragonfly.” From Jin...
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Porcelain Bowls With 'One Hundred Flower' Motif
July 22, 2023 - The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco described these as “a pair of bowls with ‘One Hundred Flowers’ motif.” From Jingde...
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Lobed Dish With Chrysanthemums, Plum Blossoms
July 22, 2023 - The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco described this porcelain artwork (1644-1911) as a "lobed dish with design of chrys...
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Dish With Floral Scrolls Has Jiaqing Mark
July 22, 2023 - This beautiful artwork (1796-1820) ~ described as a "dish with design of floral scrolls" by art experts ~ was photograph...
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Doucai A Technique Employing Underglaze Blue
July 22, 2023 - The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco describes this porcelain artwork as a covered porcelain bowl, with doucai, bowl wi...
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Scenes Of Landscape On Chinese Porcelain
July 22, 2023 - Vase in the shape of an ancient bronze vessel with scenes of landscapes (1644-1911) at the Asian Art Museum in San Franc...
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Jar With Daoist Immortals
July 22, 2023 - This porcelain artwork from the Asian Art Museum is part of The Avery Brundage Collection. It is described by the museum...
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Porcelain Bowl With Peony, Chrysanthemum & Butterflies
July 22, 2023 - This bowl with peony, chrysanthemum and butterflies is from Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province. It was manufactured during the...
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Porcelain Bowl Recalls Daoguang Emperor's Four Seasons
July 22, 2023 - Bowl with scenes of the four seasons was made in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China, during the Qing Dynasty and reign...
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Jingdezhen Birthday Greeting Porcelain Bowl Featured At Asian Art Museum
July 22, 2023 - Porcelain bowl with birthday greeting characters. From Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China. From the Qing Dynasty during...
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San Francisco's Flaming Dahlias Add Brilliance To The Dahlia Garden In Golden Gate Park
June 29, 2023 - I called these dahlias “flaming dahlias” because of their fiery reddish-orange and yellow. I was not able to obtain the...
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Gaylen Rose Dahlia A Rare Beauty To Photograph
June 29, 2023 - At the time this photo was taken, the Gaylen Rose dahlia was rare on the West Coast. In fact, the dahlia grower who plan...
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Veca Lucia One Of The First Dahlias Photographed By Me
June 29, 2023 - This flower is the Veca Lucia dahlia that was photographed in San Francisco at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park. In...
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Pink Promise Dahlia Nearly Neon In Golden Gate Park's Dahlia Garden
June 29, 2023 - This Pink Promise dahlia was photographed in San Francisco at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park. June is one of the...
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Porcelain Dahlias A Dainty Addition To Other Dahlias
June 29, 2023 - Depending upon how long a dahlia has been out in the sun, whether a flash is used, whether it is cloudy, as well as othe...
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Fickle Dahlia The Flower Photographer's Highlight
June 29, 2023 - Fickle dahlias photographed in San Francisco at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park. It was such a blessing and pleasu...
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Carmen Bunky Dahlias Highlight The Dahlia Garden In Golden Gate Park
June 29, 2023 - Carmen Bunky dahlias photographed by Glenn Franco Simmons in San Francisco at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park. I j...
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When A Man Turns His Face To God He Finds Sunshine Everywhere
June 23, 2023 - (Editor’s note: Source: Paris Talks. Excerpt, © Bahá’í International Community. Photos of a Happier dahlia photographed...
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'Let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path'
June 15, 2023 - Put into practice the Teaching of Bahá’u’lláh, that of kindness to all nations. Do not be content with showing friendshi...
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'Twirls' Made From Pink Dahlias
February 09, 2023 - Today, I added some pink dahlia "twirls" to the website. They are made from dahlia photos by using software. Each twirl...
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Purple Orchids Featured At Expo
February 08, 2023 - Today, I added different purple orchids to this website. They could not be identified when I photographed them at one of...
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More Photos In 2023
January 11, 2023 - Since my last post in December 2022, I've been shoveling a lot of snow from one storm after another. And then we were ou...
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An Almost-famous Clocktower
December 19, 2022 - I have black-and-white and color photos of an almost-famous clocktower in the San Francisco Bay Area. I added numerous n...
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Beautiful Bronze-colored Dahlias In Dahlia Garden
December 18, 2022 - Because I was unable to identify these dahlias, I'll call them bronze-colored. However, brown dahlias that are unidentif...
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Flaming Dahlias At Golden Gate Park
December 18, 2022 - I called these dahlias "flaming dahlias" because of their fiery reddish-orange and yellow. I was not able to obtain the...
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Dainty Porcelain Dahlias Added
December 17, 2022 - Depending upon how long a dahlia has been out in the sun, whether a flash is used, whether it is cloudy, as well as othe...
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Beautiful Fickle Dahlias
December 17, 2022 - Fickle dahlias, photographed in San Francisco at The Dahlia Garden in Golden Gate Park, have been added today.
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