One nice thing about a grey, cloudy day with the threat of rain is that it’s even easier to notice and appreciate the bits of color nature has to offer in the spring. I had already walked past a lot of other flowers, including some really beautiful Itherial’s spear, when I noticed the bright red and black of a ladybug […]
There’s something irresistible about the California golden poppy — I really love this time of year when they start blooming all along the bike trail and by the side of the roads. I found this specimen yesterday afternoon when the clouds rolled in, bringing rain and a thunderstorm. I went back today and found that same poppy with its petals […]
I found these yellow flowers growing along the park road near Dotons Point. As pretty as they look, Bermuda sorrel (Oxalis pes-caprae) is considered an invasive and noxious weed which can cause the death of grazing livestock. That’s not much of an in issue here on the grounds of Folsom State Recreation Area — but it does go to show […]
I was having a tough time deciding which episode of California’s Gold to feature this week; so in the end I settled on one that has Huell visiting a few different — and surprising — locations. From cactus to marigolds, with a few ostriches thrown in, this is a fun and colorful episode! What do a brilliant field of marigolds, […]
We don’t get snow at this elevation, but every year around this time our driveway becomes littered with a white camellia blossoms. Usually it’s a scattering of individual petals — but now and then the tree will drop a fully formed flower.
The theme for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is Blue and Yellow.
This week I got a case of “spring fever” and spent the last couple of days reorganizing my craft room/office. It felt great to toss out piles of stuff I don’t use anymore and to donate some more yarn to the Hooks and Needles crafting group at Folsom Prison (see video below). This is such a wonderful group, I would […]
I’ve never featured this 2004 episode of California’s Gold in which Huell visits the Eckes’ poinsetta ranch in Encenitas, but I did link to it a couple of years ago. After spotting some blue and orange poinsettia plants for sale in the supermarket this morning, I thought it would be good to take another look at where and how these […]