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| Wild Lupine on a roadside |
Took a drive in the sticks today to look for interesting bird, but mostly found wildflowers. I have hoped this would be a year for wildflowers that would match the blooms of 2009. Oh well, what we got this year is better than last, and far better than the year before that, so I'm chuffed.
What I enjoy the most is when a field or hillside looks painted with color, like Mum Nature got out her paints and went nuts. There are touches of that around, such as here at Mather Field.
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| Um.. think these are Vernal Pool Meadowgold |
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| White Meadowfoam at Mather Field |
Another spot with a fair amount of wildflowers is over on Michigan Bar Road. Again, this year can't hold a candle to 2009, but there are still a lot of flower out there.
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| Only found these growing in one low puddled spot |
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| They are another type of Meadowfoam |
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| The usual bounty of Tidy Tips are about |
I spent a lot of time on Michigan Bar Road, staring at Fiddleneck, hoping to see some 'first of season' Lawrence's Goldfinch, but no dice.
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| Fiddleneck, check. Lawrence's Goldfinch... nope! |
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| There are still a fair amount of Cluster Lilies and Popcorn flower about |
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| Of course, there are loads of California Poppy, just about any place you look |
Recently I was driving in downtown Napa and saw California Poppy growing from cracks in the sidewalk, so when I say the poppies are everywhere, I mean
everywhere!
