Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Globe gilia


Globe gilia , originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Gilia capitata), Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens

Sisyrynchium varieties


Sisyrynchium varieties, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

blue-eyed grass and a white variety, Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens

Goldfields


Goldfields, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Lasthenia californica (goldfields) in the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Mimulus


Mimulus, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

This horticultural variety of mimulus was in an Ojai native plant garden.

Ojai


Ojai, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Ojai, the destination (and thus the halfway point) of the bike ride. In Ojai there is pizza to eat and soda to drink. There is also beer but I didn't want to fall asleep.

Dorky me and the ventura river


me and the ventura river, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Here is me looking dorky with the Ventura River floodplain in the background, from along the steepest part of the bike trail.

Confluence


Confluence , originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Farther along the trail, and thankfully upstream from the refinery, this is where San Antonio Creek flows into the Ventura River. Both watercourses still hold some steelhead trout and support lots of native riparian vegetation. Unfortunately, there is also lots of Arundo.

me and the wasteland


me and the wasteland, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

This is me in the wasteland. Dogs! Fire! Beer! Toxic waste, probably, too.

Wasteland


Wasteland, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Another view of the post-apocolyptic wasteland

The wasteland


Wasteland 3, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Last weekend my friend Brian and I biked to Ojai from Ventura, a round trip of around 30 miles. It was the longest bike trip I've been on a long time. Near Ventura, the trail passes near an abandoned oil refinery that looks like a post-apocolyptic wasteland.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

the water


the water, originally uploaded by sara buggy.

desert water

sara in cyn with h2o


sara in cyn with h2o, originally uploaded by sara buggy.

my favorite canyon has water and green green green cottonwoods

sat morning chat with charlie


sat morning chat with charlie, originally uploaded by sara buggy.

charlie and I chatted early sat morning. I was happier than I appear.

Tiniest poppy


IMG_1455.JPG, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Sara found the tiniest poppy.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Me and Poppies!


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Me and poppies, at the poppy preserve. Some of my other pictures are not displaying properly in my blog, so I wanted to try again.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Me and Lyanothamnus


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Me and Lyanothamnus (Ironwood) trees

Comarostaphylis


IMG_1322.JPG, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

This Comarostaphylis on Santa Cruz Island looks like it is glowing

Dudleya and Water


IMG_1310.JPG, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

A little dudleya near a rainfed pothole.

Tall Ship off Scorpion Anchorage


IMG_1301.JPG, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Santa Cruz Island, CA

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Upside Down Trees


IMG_1300.JPG, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Upside Down, Dead, Flying Trees

Dead Trees


IMG_1277.JPG, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Dead Trees on the ridge behind the cabin in Green Valley Lake. Unfortunately, in some areas most of the pines died, probably because fire suppression led to a buildup of brush, and when it finally burned, it killed all the pines.

Mt Baldy and Burnt Trees


IMG_1255.JPG, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Mt. Baldy behind burnt pines and oaks, near Green Valley Lake

Dirty Snow Couch


IMG_1258.JPG, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Who wants to sit on a couch in the dirty snow?

Saturday, April 12, 2008

the wildflowers are out


the wildflowers are out, originally uploaded by sara buggy.

a terrestrial shooting star

wildflower (s)


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Originally uploaded by sara buggy
sara and charlie explore new wildflowers in southern california