Tarweed Fields



along the driveway.

Coffee Berry



ripening to red and then black.

Redbud



seed pods against the lush leaves.

Oak Leaf



with wasp gall.

More Berries of Summer



Still on the manzanita.

All Shades of Red and Rust



can be found in poison oak leaves.

Still a Few Whisker Brush



in bloom during the last days of summer.

Dead Blossoms



and a few seed pods.

Turkey Mullein



slowly going to seed and withering in the summer heat.

Beige on Beige



Pearly Everlasting blossoms as dried as the grass.

Late Summer Color



Tarweed, oak and dead grass.

A Necklace of Berries



on the chaparral honeysuckle.

The Jewel Tones



of poison oak leaves.

Golden Tarweed



with its distinctive fragrance is everywhere.

A Miniature Fern Grotto



and waterfall by the side of the side in the Sierra National Forest.

White Yarrow



in the Sierra National Forest.

Goldenrod



growing along the Sierra National Forest trail.

The Pink and Yellow



of the California aster.

Lupine



growing at the side of the road in the national forest.

Fresno Dome



seen while hiking in the Sierra National Forest of the Scenic Byway.

Summer and Grazing Cows



We're happy to have them controlling all the dry grass.

Gooseberry Leaves



begin to turn red, desiccate and drop.

California Fuchsia



This late blooming perennial adds some scarlet to the hot summer days.

One Last Harvest Brodiaea



amid the clover.

Favorite of the Tarantula Hawks



There's one now on the narrow leaf milkweed.

Clarkia



Still blooming in late June with four elegant diamond petals.