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

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Sara found the tiniest poppy.

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.

Me and Lyanothamnus

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Me and Lyanothamnus (Ironwood) trees

Comarostaphylis

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This Comarostaphylis on Santa Cruz Island looks like it is glowing

Dudleya and Water

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A little dudleya near a rainfed pothole.

Tall Ship off Scorpion Anchorage

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Santa Cruz Island, CA

Upside Down Trees

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Upside Down, Dead, Flying Trees

Dead Trees

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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

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

Dirty Snow Couch

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

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

Tiny Sara up a cliff

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Dead Fennel

Dead Fennel, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Healthy Fennel

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Triangle Planter

Planter Overview 2, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Here's the Triangle Planter, an area near my workplace that I created with the help of friends/supervisors at work and Sara. (I have 2 bosses, it is complicated). All of these plants are native to California, although a few are not native to Ventura County. The planter gets some water on its edges from small sprinklers, but most of this part does not get extra water... the rain brought these flowers up. Some of the plants you can see in this picture include deergrass (Muhlenbergia rigens), California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), arroyo lupine (Lupinus succulentus), and bush sunflower (Encelia californica). I am too lazy to italicize the Latin names right now. There are about 40 different native plant species in this planter.

Planter overview 2

Planter overview, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

Another overview showing the side. Sorry this photo series is blurry but it was getting dark.

California poppy

California poppy, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

California poppy (Eschscholzia californica, whew!) is one of the easiest plants to grow in this climate, blooms for months, and the petals are the second softest thing ever. (feel them next time you see this plant!) Also, despite popular belief, it isn't illegal to pick these flowers... but it is a bad idea, because who wants to kill a poppy?

Pitcher Sage

Pitcher Sage, originally uploaded by inyopfc.

This pitcher sage (Lepechinia fragrans) plant, after getting a slow start, looks amazing right now. The flowers are beautiful, the plant smells amazing, and the little fuzzy hairs on the leaves make it look like it has a glowing aura around it.

I never see this planted in native plant gardens... but I can't imagine why! I really hope it makes viable seed so I can grow more.