One of the ponds inside the Oakland Zoo reflected the green leaves overhead.

As part of the Samba Rio contingent in the 2012 Carnival Parade, this fellow appeared dressed in green and wearing a green wig, and by happenstance had his photo taken with a green tree behind him.

These limes were found growing on a tree while on a walk through a garden on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua.

An over-stuffed chair had been set on the sidewalk just around the corner from the street. The ugliness off the fabric explained why it had been discarded.

In preparation for Christmas dinner, a head of lettuce was set on the counter. Overhead incandescent lamps bathed the lettuce in a warm glow.

One of the games of chance in the fair featured rubber ducks all in the dame color except for differing shirt colors. The object was to pay for a chance to scoop up a duck. If successful, a number on the base of the duck indicated the prize won.

Folgers Plaza featured a fountain near the Embarcadero side. The fountain happened to be drained for maintenance that day. Green corroded copper pipes jutted up among green tiles.

Along Gold Street in San Francisco were the walls of several very old (1800's) buildings. The bricks of one building had long ago been painted green. Here is that wall with an indentation.

The Fillmore Jazz Festival featured many booths of wares, food and clothing for sale. One booth was selling fabric. This arrangement of green cloth was hanging on the outside of that booth.

Old Town in Sacramento, California was home to several large bulk-candy stores. A bin of cellophane wrapped green mints was found in one such store.

A path led from the De Young Museum around its side and back toward the main road through the park. This leaf was found next to the museum.

A wall found on the side of a building in the Miraflores Area of Lima, Peru had been painted green. At shoulder height, a pattern of serious wear was visible.

On a boat ride through one of the flooded inlets along the Amazon River in Peru, we drifted into a clump of trees to observe wildlife. The algae that floated atop the water was just as green as the jungle.

Mission Creek is salt water filled and its level is subject to tides. At the shallow end, algae covered stones lay just beneath the water.

Closeup of a bracket on side of mail railroad car found in the California Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California. The entire care was painted an old army-green.

Silver and black angelfish appeared Green because of the lighting.

During a bus ride down the east coast of Costa Rica, we stopped at a Dole banana packing plant. Bananas were carried in along and overhead mechanical track. The bunches of bananas were hacked off each bunch and tossed into this pond, where they floated to await packaging.

A rain storm the night before had led to a bit of minor damage, mostly caused by the accompanying wind. Here, a shade umbrella had blown over and lay upside down on the sidewalk. The center post hole had filled with rain water.

Inside an apartment building on Hayes Street the stairway had long ago been painted green. This is the worn top of the end-cap of that stairway's balustrade.

This leaning board was found while walking along the piers by Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. It appeared to be standing by for some kind of a later photo shoot.

The section of Stockton Street over the Stockton Street tunnel looked like a normal San Francisco neighborhood. At the corner of Emma Street was a huge wall of ivy. The stop light was included in this shot to lend a sense of scale.

One very green GMC pickup truck was parked on Grant Street in Chinatown in San Francisco. This is a shot of the hood of that truck.

Along Grant Street in Chinatown, many statues are for sale. One was a large frog (perhaps three feet or one meter tall) who held a metal bowl painted to look like ceramic. This is a shot of the inside of that bowl.

A small building at the corner of Bryant and Main Street is San Francisco housed pumps used for the Bay Bridge. The rollup doors on that building were spray painted a vivid green.

On 3rd Street near Bryant Street was a section of green marble wall. Sun shining on passing cars caused those cars to reflect off the marble.

A green fluorescent lamp under a green painted hood shined on a gray wall section as part of Christmas decor.

Each winter, an ice rink is set up in Justin Herman Plaza just outside the Embarcadero Four building. This year the walk around it was covered with fake grass, and green tape was used to create lanes.