rssRight and left, before and behind, the fen lay shrouded. The snow that had fallen all day gave back a glimmering greyness to a sky like lead. - D.L. Sayers
2005, May 28
Vacation
A short trip to San Luis Obispo County to visit my daughter's family.
This month I took a short trip through the Salinas valley which lies between the Bay area and San Luis Obispo. The valley is planted mostly with lettuce and grapevines.
While I was there we visited the Las Pilitas Nursery near Santa Margarita. I found a Navaho Blue Oak and two sticky monkey flowers, the Diplacus (Mimulus) rutilus and the Diplacus (Mimulus) puniceus.
This is my baby Navaho Blue Oak.
I spent some time with my granddaughter and am so impressed with how her parents are managing.
We went for a short walk to the nearby beach, where there were Cliff Swallows nesting. You can just see the heads of the chicks in the nest opening.
The Morro Bay area is famous for peaks and rock formations.
On the beach there are evidences of the motion of the coastal hills.
The coastal scrub is at its peak of May color.
