Mary Sue Ittner was at Manchester State Beach with the Thursday Ramblers, a local hiking group. She found California Poppies blooming in profusion.
And Baby Blue Eyes.
And Cream Cups too.
Here's what it looked like when Mary Sue photographed the scene.
Thanks to Mary Sue for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
Douglas Iris are in bloom, as photograph by Rozann Grunig.
And Hound's Tongue, such a bright blue, is also blooming. Jill Silliphant photographed a Buckeye Butterfly feeding on one.
And Baby Blue Eyes are in glorious bloom on bluffs. Bonnie Ely photographed these.
Today we are having April Showers on this Easter Sunday. And you know the saying - April showers bring May flowers!
Thanks to Bonnie, Jill and Rozann for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Ron LeValley photographed one of my favorite wildflowers, Baby Blue Eyes. It's okay to play favorites, isn't it? Ron says the warm weather between storms has coaxed a few early bloomers.
In March, you might come along a meadow filled with these beauties, as Ron did in a previous year.
Thanks to Ron for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Ron's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.levalleyphoto.com/home/
Baby Blue Eyes, Nemophila menziesii, are blooming in sunny spots on the Coast. A great place to see them is in the meadows at the Stornetta Public Lands. Ron LeValley recently photographed a lovely group of them near Fort Bragg at MacKerricher State Park, obviously another great place to see them.
And here is a close-up of this wildflower. In Reny Parker's book, Wildflowers of Northern California's Wine Country & North Coast Ranges, she writes, "Baby Blue Eyes...the spring sky smiling up at itself."
Thanks to Ron for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Ron's beautiful photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.levalleyphoto.com/home/