Around Thanksgiving time, I had the opportunity to visit the Los Angeles County Arboretum located in Arcadia, California.  Of course, I had camera in hand.  

I was struck by the light playing through some Banana leaves:

And the almost iridescent yellow of its spine:

Nearby was this plant:

They, of course, have some "strange" plants, and I thought the bark on a Eucalyptus tree from Australia was pretty neat.  I think I've seen that pattern on some bathroom wall paper somewhere!

Strangest of all was this Octopus Cactus:

I can see how it got its name!

And, then there was this Pencil Cactus turning colors:

The pattern of the Palm trees and their leaves somehow next captured my attention:

and lastly, the colors of the reflections in a small lake:

It was only about an hour's length visit but really pretty interesting!

Thanks for looking,

Adam