I guess it's all what you're used to. For me, cool weather and rain is not all that common, so I really enjoy it. We had a fair amount of rain, cold temperatures (for us) and strong gusty winds earlier in the week, and it's raining lightly as I type this. I love getting out and hiking in this weather. Great skywatching too!
The wild mustard blooms early in the year. Nice to enjoy the sea of yellow flowers, but the plant will dry out and die in a couple months, becoming a fire hazard. The city placed these rocks here for erosion control along the trail. I always marvel at the beautiful colors! There are a few flowers blooming, but it's still early. A few more weeks and there will be a lot of color in these hills. The prickly pear cactus are not in bloom yet (there's even some fruit left from the last bloom), but their flowers will add lots of color.  |
| Beautiful lighting on the ferns. |
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| Everything is so green this time of year! |
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| Wild radish. |
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| Sticky monkey-flower. Soon they will blanket the hills! |
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| Rain cell on the horizon. |
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| Wild cucumber. |
This little pond only contains water for a handful of days every year, but the moment it fills up, these ducks magically show up!  |
| Twins! |
Thanks for stopping by, and wherever you may be, stay warm and safe!
Your photos are gorgeous. I love cool weather and rain...I live in Montreal.
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely not your usual post. No sandy vistas, petroglyphs, unusual rock formations, but I did enjoy the flowers and sky views.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your early spring views, especially the flowers. It will be quite a while before we have any bloom here, even with our warmer than usual winter this year. The red growths on the cacti are prickly pears, or what in Italy is called "fichi d'India" when they are fully grown and considered an edible fruit. I'm not a fan of them but my husband loves them!
ReplyDeleteTwenty five years ago, I was fortunate to take a dory boat down the Grand Canyon in April and I was in awe at all the blooming things I found. I came home with some 300 pictures, fully half of them of various things blooming and nothing to do with the Colorado river.
ReplyDelete...life depends on water and you showed it beautifully!
ReplyDeleteWow! So refreshing to see all the 'green' and other spring like colors ~ tired of all the white stuff here in MA ~ Great sky shots too ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great time. 40's and 50's are my prime time hiking temps. Warm enough to where I don't have to bundle up and cool enough to keep the slithery things from stopping their brumation.
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