The Bunny



that lives with his family under the woodpile next to my house.

Chapparal Honeysuckle



Flowers have become bead-like berries.

Manzanita Berries



are ready to be eaten by the coyotes.

Feathers Stuck in Tarweed



There's a story there.

The Predator



watches and waits.

The Golden Spores



scatter.

Yampa



One of the last wildflowers still in bloom.

Vultures on Power Pole



open their wings.

Manzanita Bark



begins to peel in shades of red.

Back for Another Year



The tarantula hawk on narrow leaf milkweed.

Ramona and Ruby



welcoming us.

A Few Flowers



linger into July.

Purple Milkweed



displays a slipper-like pod.

California Redberry



loaded with shiny bright berries.

The Coastal Range



visible to the west.

Chinese Houses



still blooming in the shade.

Dragonfly



in the garden.

The End of the Dogwood




at Nelder Grove.

Poison Oak Leaves



turn red and gold.

California Rose



seen in Nelder Grove.

The Orange Strings of Dodder



cover the Self Heal.

The Pale Variation



of canchalagua is rare this year.

Toyon Blooms



in the shade of the live oak.

Poison Oak



The berries appear.

Pearly Everlasting



After weeks of buds, it's finally blooming and smelling sweet.

The Leathery Looking Exterior



turns out to be very thin. The spores are purplish.

Buckeye Butterfly



on Mariposa Mint.

The Evening Bloomer



John and I visit the soap plant.

Clematis



The mopheads are more interesting than the blossoms.