Orange Flowers

Originally uploaded by will.duquette.

I’ve been spending a ridiculous amount of time taking pictures at Descanso Gardens recently–so much time that when one of my boys suggested that I go for my daily walk at Descanso today, because maybe the train would be running, I didn’t really plan on taking many pictures. I brought my camera anyway, just because I always take it with me on my walks; I figured I’d take a few pictures of my kids. Seventy-some pictures and almost an hour later we left the gardens…and on the way out, just after I’d put my camera away, these flowers caught my eye. “One shot,” I said. “I have time for one shot.” I snapped this as quickly as I could, and ran off to join the kids.