Seed with Wings



The narrow leaf milkweed seeds are released from the seed pod.

Needles Curve Upward



A graceful pine bough.

Acorn Tops from Last Year



Still remnants of acorns from the mast year.

Survey Marker



The end of the property line.

Leaves of Three



Poison oak in all its red glory.

Green and Lush in August



The bay laurel provides welcome shade and green.

Manzanita



Berries on the ground for the taking.

Northwest



Looking to the high country at the end of the summer.

Tarweed Against Granite

Yellow and gray, part of the August palate.

Summer Scene



Featuring tarweed, buckeye, granite outcroppings and live oak.

Trunks that Bend and Curl



Not sure if this is due to wind or competing plants that have been removed.

Dead Flowers, Part 2



Pearly Everlasting turns a golden beige and still smells sweet.

Flower Remains



Fallen petals of Mule's Ears.

Dried Elderberries



Shedding its leaves in order to survive the summer, the elderberry retains a few raisined berries.

Butterfly Bush



Still blooming and growing.

Summer Garden



Back in San Jose is the eminently dryable hydrangea.

Clematis mopheads brighten up a live oak.

Narrow Leaf Milkweed



There's a tarantula hawk that missed being in the picture.

Summer Flowers



Narrow leaf milkweed, frequented by tarantula hawks.

Autumn in August



The ruby tones of poison oak.

Berries of Summer, continued



The California bay laurel berries.

Bay Laurel



Wear ornaments of dead vines and bay berries.

Meringue?



No, a dollop of fungi.

Dead Tree



Grey bones baking in the sun.

Tarweed



Carpetting the meadows in gold.

Poison Oak



Jewel tones under the oaks