A Spring Walk in Three Rivers

By my own distinction between hike and walk, this was actually a short hike, because we took packs with food and water. It was bee-yoo-tee-ful—green, wildflowers, blue sky with puffy white clouds, and it wasn’t hot yet.

Goldfields are on the left; bird’s eye gilia on the right.

Popcorn flowers

This one is a brodiaea called “Pretty Face”, or “Golden brodiaea”.

I didn’t take a lot of photos, in spite of the good variety of wildflowers. It was good to simply be there. I wasn’t even tempted to put together a new book of foothill wildflowers—completely off-work, completely in the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4 Comments

  1. Beautiful, I enjoyed the pictures, how wonderful to live where there is such beauty near by!

    • Virginia, it is easy to forget about the accessible beauty during the hot, dry, smoggy months. But oh my, spring is just glorious around here!

  2. I love those old gnarled (oak?) trees–they grow into such interesting shapes!

    • Sharon, most of our native trees are live oak (evergreen) and blue oak (deciduous), but yes, all oaks.


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