Looking at Charley’s artichokes I found that they have many similar characteristics as palm trees and this being California, there are more than a few palm trees around.  This palm was conveniently my view while I soaked up the sun’s rays working on a tan.  This particular specimen was very healthy and beautifully trimmed and caught my attention.  I wanted my image to capture and even enhance the strong graphic visual and bold intense colors that I experienced while I laid on my back gazing upward.  It isn’t often you can lay down on the job and still accomplish a task.  But I was sweating a bit.   Does that count as working hard?