Though it's still a bit early for much action in the Wildflower department there was at least the beginnings of some flowering visible. I spotted a few California Poppies but most prominent was the yellow mustard plants. Several ground covers were also beginning to show their tiny flowers in yellow, oranges and purples. Grasses were beginning to sport their feathery seed heads.
One of the things I've always liked about early spring is all the trees that are sprouting new leaves and everything returning to spring green. Something about this revival of growth is very invigorating to me. It still remains to be seen how dramatic a spring we get this year. I'm a bit worried because of the lack of rain but only time will tell.
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Unfortunately as of Thur. 3/21/134 I walked by this field and they have mowed down the majority of the mustard. There is still some standing at the very back of the field (back by the tree line in the photo) but it's not that impressive anymore.
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