Amy Ruegg photographed a native wildflower that can be difficult to spot, a Yellow Pond Lily. She found it growing on top of a sag pond on The Sea Ranch. What a beauty!

Here's what Amy wrote about her lovely find:

"It is truly a stunning blossom that tells the tales of the Lotus flower of the Orient; from out of the dark depths of pond mud springs green vital life! Giving rise to a glowing, globe of yellow fertility and creation, mysterious seeds that senesce into the goo from which they came, and set seed for another generation. What fun!” I confess, I had to look up the word “senesce.” It means to grow old; wither.

Thanks to Amy for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

We are having a warm, breezy day. The fog bank pretty much disappeared this afternoon.