Thursday 13 May 2021
Red Matrix, Asiatic Lily, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Our Red Matrix Asiatic Lily grew at the edge of our "beast" stone raised garden bed. It was currently in the shade. A tag stuck in the ground identified the plant. It omitted the name red, but otherwise was accurate. Many of the Red Matrix Asiatic Lily had bloomed. The were striking with their red petals and their orange core. A closer view of one of the blooms of the Red Matrix Asiatic Lily. Another closer view of the dramatic blooms of the Red Matrix Asiatic Lily in our side yard raised garden bed.
Related stories: Orange Matrix

Wednesday 12 May 2021
2004 Hearts In San Francisco, Artist: Hung Liu, Lion Street Stairs, San Francisco, California
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A bird, with head down, had it wings spread on the front of the Hung Liu heart. Multicolored circles decorated the rest of the heart, and all of the circles dripped paint. On the back of the Hung Liu heart, a colorful bird took flight. Perhaps to escape dripping circles. One the left side of the back of the Hung Liu heart, connected dots and dripping circles lay ahead of a colorful bird with wings spread.
Related stories: 2008 • 2009 • 2010 Table Top • 2010 • 2011 • 2015 • 2018 • 2019 • Not an Official Heart

Tuesday 11 May 2021
1974 Gloria Graves, As A Named Person, Location Unknown
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Gloria sat in the living room and gazed at the others.
Related stories: 1929 Gloria Graves • 1942 Gloria Graves • 1943 Gloria Graves • 1944 Gloria Graves • 1951 Gloria Graves • 1953 Gloria Graves • 1959Gloria Graves • 1978 Gloria Graves • 2007 Gloria Graves

Monday 10 May 2021
2021 Terry Costales, As A Named Person, Mother's Day, Eugene, Oregon
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Her first present was a puzzle that featured dogs. Terry's second present that Mother's Day morning was an abstract 1,000 piece puzzle. A bouquet had been created by Dieter's friend. A lovely arrangement of flowers was one of three that decorated the dining room table that morning. A charcoal barbecue was set up on the outside patio. Beyond brand meet-less brats and corn on the cob were cooking for lunch. A vase filled with sun flowers was a gift from Benny. That was the second bouquet that decorated the dining room table that morning. A small succulent in a decorated pot was the third plant to bestow a celebratory feeling on the dining room table.
Related stories: 2021 Terry Costales Birthday

Sunday 9 May 2021
Korean Rock Fern, (Polystichum Isus-simense), As A Flowering Fern Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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This Korean Rock fern provided a lovely splash of green in the backyard garden. A small, shade-loving fern grew in the back garden next to a path. It started out tiny and had grown into almost full size.
Related stories: Soft Tree Fern (Dicksonia Antarctica) • Western Swordfern (Polystichum Munitum) • Wood Fern (Dryopteris Arguta)

Saturday 8 May 2021
Orange Matrix, Asiatic Lily, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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A closer view of the Orange Matrix, Asiatic Lily blooms. A cluster of orange flowers bloomed atop the Orange Matrix, Asiatic Lily planted in the sided garden. An Orange Matrix, Asiatic Lily was getting ready to bloom in the side yard raised bed. Long narrow leaves radiated outward from a dark, central, vertical stem. The leaves were a deep green. The blooms on the Orange Matrix, Asiatic Lily plant faced upward. Several flowers grew atop each of two main stems.
Related stories: Red Matrix

Friday 7 May 2021
1948 Terry Costales, As a Named Person, McCloud, California
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Terry was standing at a campsite table between her mother and uncle Bill. At this young age, who could have predicted what a perfect woman she would become.
Some related stories: 1993 Terry • 2016 Terry Costales • 1968 Terry • 2009 Terry Costales • 2007 Terry • 1971 Terry • 2017 Terry Costales • 2008 Terry • 1950 Terry • 2018 Terry Costales

Thursday 6 May 2021
Terry And Debi, As a Named Group, Shasta Lake, South Campground, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California
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Terry with Gypsy, and Debi with Harlow, sat on either end of the entrance sign for "Ski Island South Campground, National Recreation Area." It was a pleasantly warm day for the dogs to enjoy the forest.
Some related stories: P • B • J • G • A • S • Z • M • W • T

Wednesday 5 May 2021
1973 Terry Costales, As a Named Person, Somewhere In California
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Terry turned to her left to gaze into the distance. The presence of trees and lawn suggest this was a park. Terry was dressed in a winter cap and a bulky sweater on a cold California morning. Her expression said this was not a fun temperature for a portrait.
Some related stories: 1952 Terry • 2007 Terry • 1958 Terry • 1980 Terry • 2017 Terry Costales • 1964 Terry • 1966 Terry • 1962 Terry • 1953 Terry • 1970 Terry

Tuesday 4 May 2021
2009 Terry Costales, As a Named Person, Amazon River, Peru and San Francisco, California
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After a long, hot and humid day on the Amazon River, Terry sought relief in a hotel swimming pool. Terry had successfully crossed a wooden bridge in the jungle. She waved so show how happy she was to have made it safely across. While on a freshwater cruise along the Amazon River in Peru, Terry took a turn steering the ship. Of course the boat was anchored when this photo was taken. The Amazon River was hot and humid. Terry tried to cool off by drinking an ice cold juice box named, "Gloria." By coincidence, Gloria was her mother's name. Terry began 2009 by walking around Chinatown with her brother David. She found, and pointed to, a souvenir license plate with the word "Terry" on it.
Some related stories: 2018 Terry Costales • 1952 Terry • 1968 Terry • 2015 Terry • 1950 Terry • 1967 Terry • 2021 Terry Costales • 1948 Terry Costales • 1964 Terry • 2011 Terry Costales

Monday 3 May 2021
Ponds, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
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A boy, wearing blue shorts and a blue t-shirt, stepped from rock to rock in one of the ponds of Golden Gate Park. He held a plastic bag in one hand, perhaps to catch a fish or a frog.
Some related stories: California Academy • Koret Decorated Stairs • Alvord Lake Bridge • Sharon Art Studio • The de Young • Conservatory • West • Alvord Lake • Koret Children's Quarters • East

Sunday 2 May 2021
2011 Terry Costales, As A Named Person, San Francisco, California
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Terry posed for a photograph while standing by the front window of a condo in San Francisco. One could only guess what she was thinking that day. Perhaps her thoughts were in anticipation of a chance to photograph animals.
Some related stories: 1971 Terry • 1952 Terry • 2009 Terry Costales • 2015 Terry • 2014 Terry Costales • 1973 Terry Costales • 2017 Terry Costales • 1993 Terry • 1962 Terry • 1949 Terry

Saturday 1 May 2021
2008 Coverage Of Teenagers, As People Of A Certain Age, Quepos, Costa Rica
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A teenager guarded an aluminum ladder being used to set up a polling station in Quepos, Costa Rica.
Related stories: 1971 Coverage Of Teenagers • 1974 Coverage Of Teenagers • 1991 Coverage Of Teenagers

Friday 30 April 2021
1972 Diane Rhine, As A Named Human Being, With Actor Michael Douglas, Ord Street, San Francisco, California
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Diane posed with the actor Michael Douglas in front of the house on Ord Street in San Francisco. A film company was creating a new episode for the TV show, "Streets of San Francisco." This is how a selfie was taken in the old days. Someone else would take the photo of Diane with a movie star and then post it on a website decades later.
Related stories: 1973 Diane Rhine • 1974 Diane Rhine

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