White Oak




Old bark and new leaves.

Acorn



fell off the white oak in my driveway.

Sunrise



Up early enough to see this from the deck.

Golden Blossoms Going to Seed



Tarweed fading as fall begins.

Berries of Summer



Another in a series, the large green bay berries.

Fall Color



Redbud leaves turn color.

Yerba Santa



With its glossy leaves, yerba santa flourishes in the recently burned landscape.

First Day of Fall



Leaves turning brown, falling off and buckeyes forming.

Tarweed and Live Oak



Golden fields of tarweed.

Golden Yarrow



More dead and dried flowers along the trail.

Another Small Flower



somehow survives to bloom in the late summer.

Unidentified Faded Flower



Adds interest to the landscape.

Sunset



Pink clouds in the west as the sun sets.

Leaves and Clouds



Standing on the deck, looking at the clouds.

Late Summer Sky



Clouds in the high country.

The Young Bay as a Shrub



The sphere-like bay shrub found in wetter places.

Summer Landscape



Mountains and dry chaparral.

Coffeeberry



Bush near the house sports these great red berries.

Leaves Fall, Buckeyes Form



Buckeye shedding leaves.

Tarweed and Live Oak



And a few ceanothus sprinkled in.

Seasonal Stalwart



Berries dropping and bark peeling, the manzanita provides a strong finish to the summer.

A New Flower

Dying but still identifiable as the California common aster.

Spiky Dried Seed Pods



These hollow seed pods festoon the shrubs.

Clouds at Sunrise



The rewards of early rising. And it's cool this time of the morning.

Farewell to the Full Moon



Looking west as the sun rises.

Full Moon



Some light to watch the nocturnal stirrings of bunnies and skunks.

The Hollow Oak



The old white oak, hollowed out, lives on.

The Dead Flowers Series continued



The native thistles, still beautiful long after blooming.

Twining Brodeaia



The pale remains of the snake lily receding back into the wood pile.