Mistletoe



thriving in the live oak by my window.

Spider Webs



all over this live oak.

Dried Pod



from a mountain cucumber hanging in a live oak.

The Late Summer Landscape



Golden tarweed, granite, oak and pine.

White Oak Leaf



a meal for somebody.

Grasses



Dead but still waving in the breeze.

Gooseberry,



having lost its berries, showing fall color.

Rock



lodged in uprooted tree roots.

The Buckeyes




grow large as the tree begins to lose it leaves.

The Walk Home



Phoebe takes the lead as we pass the bull pine.

The Face in the Moon



appears as it rises in the sky.

White Oak Tree



contains multiple living units.

Great Clouds



made for a great sunset last night.

The Vulture



soaring in circles.

Spider Web



catching the flotsam and jetsam of summer.

Buckeyes



emerge out of dead flowers and grow large.

Dead Grass



creates a beige background.

California Buckwheat



Another summer flower wafting in the breeze.

Dodder



with small white flowers.

The California Aster


is now blooming.

Cloud Shadows



It's great to be out enjoying this coolish weather.

The Sierra in Summer



looking towards the mountains.

The Tarweed



is everywhere bursting into golden bloom.

Manzanita Bark



deepest red and curling off the trunk.

Purple Milkweed



seed pods split dispersing silky seeds.

Red in August



Another native that blooms in summer.

Quail Tracks



in the dust.

Dove Weed



opportunistically carpets the mowed fields.

Second Bloom



A few extra carpenteria blossoms.

Clarkia



finished blooming and turns red.

Poison Oak



underneath the live oak with white berries.