Last Light



Final illumination as the sun slips away.

Cloudy Sunset



Sun behind the clouds and now behind the horizon.

Fungi



wherever there is rain and shade.

White Oak Seedling



Breaks through the mulch.

Gooseberry



Leaves now, flowers on the way.

Winter Horizon



Dead grass and snow on the high peaks.

New Growth



Soap plant (Chlorogalum pomeridianum) sprouting on the road.

Weathered Wood



The grain of an old stump.

A Wealth of Acorns



Still strewn all over, I wonder which animal population will swell with this year's surplus.

Winter Blooms



The tiny bells of manzanita blossoms.

Lupine Seedling



The result of all the seeds scattered

Silver Branches



The tree stripped to its bare essence without its customary adornments, flowers in spring, leaves in summer and buckeyes in fall.

Emerging Fungi



New mushroom pushes onto the scene.

Acorns Still on the Branch



Admiring the beautiful grain of these mature acorns.

Melted Snow on Moss



The last evidence of the snow.

Bare Oak



Nothing but branches and fog.

The Landscape Greens



After the rains, some new plants.

Traces of Snow



A few patches linger at mid-morning.

Watching the Clouds Roll Away



Seeing that snow at the lower elevation.

A Few Hours of Snowscape



Here's the front yard view as it begins to melt.

Fleeting Glimpse of Snow



The snow melted away an hour after this was taken, but it was beautiful while it lasted. An instant dramatic change to the brown chaparral landscape.

Berries



The manzanita berries not eaten by birds fall to the ground.

Fungi



Spewing what looks like cocoa powder.

Rocks Grow Green



Moss sprouting on the granite outcroppings.

Denuded Oaks Give New Look to Landscape



Visibility increases as leaves fall. Winter makes it possible to see the contours of the land.

Christmas Moon



Clouds obscure the one day past full moon. Spooky like the beginning of a horror movie.

Losing Their Leaves



The storm blew away the last of their leaves.