Jacaranda Tree and fallen blossoms creates reflective effect in Vendome neighborhood.

The Bobcat in the Backyard Watching and waiting for the rodents to re-emerge.

Clematis Mopheads atop live oak.

Looking Into the Spider Web to see what's inside.

Gooseberries ripen and glisten.

Oak Leaf Detail with a few raindrops!

Poison Oak Vines rise up into the forest.

Dead Grass in endless varieties.

White Oak wears a garland of poison oak.

Buckeye Blossoms Wither as buckeyes form.

The Remains of the Flowers fade to brown.

Dead Grass, Oaks, Mountains The new palette of the summer landscape.

Smoke From Wildfire visible to the northwest.

Little Rabbit feeling at home by the wood shed.

Pond Reflections The shrinking pond reflects the live oak.

Foothill Penstemon Still blooming as we head into summer.

Grass Shadows on granite.

Last Flower Standing The cow parsnip blending in with the dead grass.

Dead Grass Swaying Feels more like late summer than not even summer yet.

Buckeyes finish blooming, shedding both leaves and flowers.

Quail and children finding seeds in the backyard.

Beautiful Green of the exposed manzanita trunk.

The Pond Is Low and it's only the beginning of June.

Harvest Brodiaea deep purple against brown grass.

Spider Web catches flower petals.

Poison Oak turns golden.

Trying to Capture the beauty of the dead grass.

Elegant Clarkia This one is more red than pink.

Poison Oak with its jewel tones.

Hummingbird Nest seen from the kitchen window of the new apartment.