Live Oak



New growth with a reddish tinge.

Farewell-to-Spring



in a showy last bloom.

Unidentified Plant Growing at the Base of a Willow Tree



that never did bloom because the cattle ate it.

Deer Prints



left in the dust.

Shades of Blue and Purple



the foothill penstemon blooms in the early summer dryness.

Mule's Ears



Large, yellow and of the daisy family, the Mule's Ears bloom late and long.

Monkeyflower



proliferates in the last of the seasonal water.

Layne's Monkeyflower



often grows in the seams of granite outcroppings.

Golden Yarrow



with its small bright yellow clusters of flowers.

Bolander's Monkey Flower



After the early June rain, a few of these in the wet spots.

A Luxuriant Patch



of Farewell-to-Spring at the edge of the shade.

Lacy Late Bloomers



The cow parsnips among the dead grass.

The Late Lilies



The yellow brodiaea have been replaced by the purple.

The Faintly Fragrant Pearly Everlasting



blooms at the base of a granite outcropping. The small blossoms of a large plant are a challenge to get in focus.

Mule's Ears



A few plants have become a grove beginning to bloom.

Mariposa Lily



The plain white exterior of the bloom disguises an intricate pattern of red and yellow markings.

A Close Up



of the tubular clusters of white buckeye blossoms.

Bush Beardtongue



Beautiful white blossoms with flecks of red on narrow-leaved bushes that have grown quite large.

Sour Berry



taking over the recently cleared areas and now sporting red berries.

Blooming Vine



Everywhere on the ranch, this normally nondescript vine bursts into yellow flowers.

Buckeye



in full bloom from afar.

More Penstemon



is blooming this year in the area we cleared and scattered seeds.

Foothill Penstemon



provide some late blooming blue-purple to the wildflower palette.

Chinese Houses



A few late bloomers in the shade.

Common Monkeyflower



growing in the marsh.

In the Meadow Next to the Live Oak



clarkia dominates in the last blooms of spring.

Signaling The End



here comes Farewell-to-Spring with its pattern of pinks light to dark.

Harvest Brodeia



stands in the forefront.

And Because They're So Many...



here's another (better) photograph of clarkia. Not as showy as the multi-color Farewell-to-Spring, the pale and lovely
clarkia cylindrica sway at the meadow edges.

Clarkia



predominates in the meadows.

Twining Brodeia



or snake lily winds its way into shrubs.