We spent our one full day walking and taking in the sights of Santa Barbara.
Category: Foliage and Landscape
Spring Wildflower Season is Fleeting
Marie sent me an updated picture of some Palo Alto garden wildflowers we saw in April. The beauty of wildflowers is ephemeral.
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Spring 2023 California Road Trip – Carrizo Plain National Monument
As I wrote in my last post, California was awash in rain this past winter. The storms caused a lot of crop and property damage but it did loosen the vise of drought the state has been going through and it provided the conditions for a superbloom. Marie and Brian told us Carrizo National Monument might be a good place to view it.
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Spring 2023 California Road Trip – Bay Area
On a late winter drive to California with my friend Jim I was astounded at how the incredibly wet winter transformed the state.
Catherine’s Creek – Washington
We escaped the cold rainy March and April weather with a hike with Linda and Jonah on a challenging hike up in Columbia Gorge.
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