George Scherer

A partially open reddish pink lotus flower, on a green stalk, against a background of large green leaves.

Sacred Lotus. Huntington Library, San Marino, California, USA. July, 2025. #huntingtonlibrary #lotus #waterlily #sacredlotus #flower #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Close-up of a Barberton Daisy, with many slender bright red petals surrounding a yellow center, on a green stalk, against an out of focus tan background.

Barberton Daisy. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July, 2025. #laarboretum #flower #flowers #daisy #barbertondaisy #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Close-up of a Blue Dasher dragonfly, with large bright blue compound eyes, a light blue body, and thin diaphanous wings, resting on a green blade of grass.

Blue Dasher dragonfly resting on a blade of grass. Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA. June, 2024. #descansogardens #bluedasher #dragonfly #insect #insectphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #mzuiko40150pro

Great Egret, covered in white feathers, picking its way through the foliagee next to a pond covered in green lilypads.

Great Egret looking for lunch. Huntington Library, San Marino, California, USA. February, 2019. #huntingtonlibrary #egret #greategret #bird #birds #birdphotographý #amateurphotography #photography #olympus #em5 #lumixleica45macro

Black-crowned Night Heron, with slender legs, a white chest and belly, blue feathers on its back and head, standing on a rock, with green foliage in the background.

Black-crowned night heron. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July, 2025. #laarboretum #heron #nightheron #blackcrownednightheron #bird #birds #birdphotographý #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Photo of a pond slider turtle, seen in profile facing to the right, sitting or floating on the edge of a bunch of lilypads. A single white waterlily is in the background, and appears to be balanced on the turtle's nose. The turtle's reflection is visible in the foreground water.

Turtle on a lily pad. Huntington Library, San Marino, California, USA. May, 2018. #huntingtonlibrary #turtle #waterlily #lilypad #reptile #flower #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #olympus #em5 #lumix45200

Close-up of a bright yellow daisy, on a background of green leaves, with a tiny white spider crawling across the yellow petals.

Canary Island Daisy (with tiny spider). LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July, 2024. #laarboretum #daisy #flower #flowers #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

A reddish pink and white lotus flower, on a green stalk, against a background of large bright green leaves.

Sacred Lotus. Huntington Library, San Marino, California, USA. July, 2025. #huntingtonlibrary #lotus #waterlily #sacredlotus #flower #flowers #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Close-up of an American Robin, with an gray wings and a reddish orange breast, facing to the right, standing on a background of out of focus leaf litter.

American Robin. Huntington Library, San Marino, California, USA. July, 2025. #huntingtonlibrary #bird #birds #robin #americanrobin #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

An Allen's hummingbird, sitting on a tiny twig, against a background of out of focus green, yellow, and red foliage.

Allen’s Hummingbird. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July, 2025. #laarboretum #bird #birds #hummingbird #allenshummingbird #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Photo of tiny red, orange and yellow flowers, with a bright orange monarch butterfly hanging off one bunch of blossoms

Flowers with butterfly. Huntington Library, San Marino, California, USA. December, 2017. #huntingtonlibrary #flowers #butterfly #insect #flowerphotography #insectphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #olympus #em5

Close up photo of a rock rose flower, with white crinkly petals and a yellow center. There is a western honeybee sitting on the center of the flower.

Western Honeybee on a Rock Rose. Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA. May, 2025. #descansogardens #beer #honeybee #rockrose #flower #flowerphotography #bloomscrolling #insect #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #fujifilm #x100vi

Close up of the head and neck of a male mallard duck, facing to the left, against a background of out of focus foliage. The duck's bill is bright yellow, and the head is covered in iridescent green and blue feathers.

Male Mallard. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. June, 2025. #descansogardens #bird #birds #duck #mallard #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

The ornate facade of the Ritz-Carlton with its early 20th century Beaux Arts style architecture. The angle is dramatic, shot upward from the street below. The details are evident in the striking masonry work. High above, a bird spreads its wings against a cloudy sky.

Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans

#Photography #NewOrleans #Nola #Architecture #EastCoastKin

Close up of the head and neck of a female mallard duck, facing to the left. The bird's feathers and bill are covered in water droplets, and the bird is swimming in clear water with green and white reflections.

Female Mallard. Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA. July, 2025. #descansogardens #bird #birds #duck #mallard #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

A bunch of tiny bright red flowers on thin green stems in front of an out of focus background of blue sky and green foliage.

Perez’s Sea Lavender. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. April, 2025. #laarboretum #lavender #sealavender #flower #flowers #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

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it's extremely important to any superman story that Lex Luthor doesn't know that Clark Kent is superman. Like, not even through contrivance - it needs to be IDEOLOGICALLY impossible for him to put the two together because Clark Kent being Superman breaks his worldview on a fundamental level

Photo of the torso and head of a young Cooper's Hawk, mostly facing the camera. The head is turned to the right. The background is out of focus trees and blue sky.

Cooper’s Hawk. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July 2025. #laarboretum #bird #birds #raptor #hawk #coopershawk #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Close-up of the head and upper torso of a common raven, facing to the left. The bird has a bunch of brown fibrous stuff in its mouth, presumably for nesting material.

Common Raven, collecting nesting material. Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA. April, 2023. #descansogardens #bird #birds #raven #commonraven #birdphotographý #nature

Close-up of a dahlia flower, with bright pinkish red leaves, and a bright yellow center, against an out of focus green background.

Dahlia sorensenii. Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA. July, 2025. #descansogardens #flowers #flower #dahlia #bloomscrolling #flowerphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Close up of a green heron, in profile, facing to the right. The beak and head are dark blue, the back and sides are lighter blue, and the chest is tan colored. The eye is black surrounded by a circle of yellow.

Green Heron. Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge, California, USA. July 2025. #descansogardens #heron #greenheron #bird #birds #birdphotographý #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

A white seagull is chasing a black crow away from its perch on top of a "No Parking" sign. The background is a clear blue sky.

Parking Dispute — Seagull vs Crow. Moonstone Beach, Cambria, California, USA. June, 2022. #cambria #moonstonebeach #seagull #crow #bird #birds #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #ricoh #ricohgr3x #griiix

A mostly tan-colored desert cottontail rabbit, seen from the side, with its head turned towards the camera, and ears raised, is set against a background of out of focus green and brown short grass.

Desert Cottontail Rabbit on alert. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July, 2025. #laarboretum #rabbit #desertcottontail #cottontailrabbit #animals #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Profile view of the head, neck, and upper torso of a black-crowned night heron, with a feathers on top of its head, pure white feathers on its body, and a bright orange eye. The background is out-of-focus green foliage.

Black-crowned night heron. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July, 2025. #laarboretum #heron #nightheron #blackcrownednightheron #bird #birds #birdphotographý #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

Allen's humming bird seen in profile facing to the left, flying up to a branch of Mexican bush sage covered in tiny pink flowers

Allen’s Hummingbird flying up to Mexican Bush Sage. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. July, 2025. #laarboretum #bird #birds #hummingbird #allenshummingbird #birdphotographý #nature #naturephotography #amateurphotography #photography #sage #mexicanbushsage #omsystem #om1 #mzuiko300mmf4

There is a good reason that Americans are desensitized to news of children dying.

It's intentional.