Spring in February

Several types of flowering trees have blossoms like they believe spring has arrived even though it's only early February. Both the flowering pear and a peach tree are in full bloom.

Unexpected Rain!

We had quite a sudden downpour this afternoon.  If you look closely, you can see that one section of the pavement remained dry because the tree caught all of the water.

Ecological Brush Clearance

We had a lack of winter rain so we're experiencing a drought. The brush in our area is a fire hazard once the weather warms up and it dries out.  A popular way of eliminating this hazard is the use of goats.  This herd, right by a major street, is fenced in by an electric fence while they do their clearing job.

Spring Wildflowers

The California poppy is our state flower.  About one hundred miles from here is the California Poppy Preserve, but California poppies occur naturally in a lot of other places.  These are growing next to a power pole on my street.  Another volunteer that's commonly seen is this variety of lupine.   Texans call it a "bluebonnet."

Not the desert-- it's Rancho Palos Verdes

I spotted this cactus not far from the trail that I pictured yesterday-- right in view of the ocean.  We have such diversity in RPV.

One of Our Local Canyons

This canyon is accessed from Ladera Linda Community Park.  It's off the Quartz Trail, not far from home here in Rancho Palos Verdes. You can go much farther than 1/3 mile by taking a series of trails.

Wildflowers on the Second Day of Spring

We took a hike in the local San Gabriel Mountains in Altadena and found a lot of spring wildflowers.  I wish I knew the name of this one.

Flower Clock

It was a little past 6:30 p.m. when we walked past the flower clock next to our local mall.

Late Winter Day

You can see that the mustard flowers are starting to bloom in our shoreline park.

More Signs of Spring

These flowers are almost finished even though spring hasn't officially arrived.

Spring in Southern California

Spring hasn't officially begun, but that hasn't stopped our fields from bursting out in green.

Early Spring

The flowering pear trees that line our street have already blossomed even though we're still have some cold days.