Reminding You of the Beauty of Tulare County

Do you know why I write this blog?

It is because I want to remind us all that there is beauty here in Tulare County. Sometimes I have to put myself out into that beauty and even take my Big Girl Camera with me to get great photos so I can do my job of reminding you of the beauty of Tulare County.

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The wildflowers along the lower 6.5 miles of the Mineral King Road are abundant and beautiful. There really aren’t very many places to pull over, so just drive slowly and soak it up. Better yet, have someone else drive, and you can just gawk.

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This is spice bush, and it is in bloom right next to the Oak Grove Bridge.IMG_1520There is good water flowing beneath the bridge. This is the upstream view.IMG_1514

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This is leaning over the bridge looking downstream. There was a pickup parked on the bridge with rafting stuff. The people were actually rafting down there! I have no idea how they got the raft down to the water or how they got into the thing without having one foot in and one foot out when it shot down some treacherous rapid.

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Leaning out over the bridge is all the risk I care to take here.IMG_1521

This is the first time I have noticed the rock work propping up the road over there. STAY PUT, little rocks.

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We did a little trespassing to get this view. Now you don’t have to. I don’t know if there is enough color here – just greens and browns, with that little place of blue in the water. The wildflowers are just too small. Maybe I could put some in the foreground, in spite of the fact that there are none there. . .? Time will tell. I still haven’t finished the 24×30″ painting that has been on my easel since January or February! Too busy being out in the beauty of Tulare County to be recording it in paint right now.

 

 

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2 Comments

  1. Jana, thanks so much for sharing that beauty here on your blog. I love getting a taste of your part of the country. Enjoyed the earlier post about the spring tour of your area, too. So much color and beauty!

    • Thanks for checking in, Cheryl. It would be so fun to show you around in person, take you to the blooming orange groves, the hillsides thick with poppies and up to see the big trees.


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