Wednesday, March 31, 2010

springtime in california


What... spring... what is this?

We slip so quickly from winter to spring to summer to fall in this state. Today however, was a exception. The clouds danced across the sky, moving gently eastward with the breeze, creating a breathtaking view of the valley.

If you happen live in the valley, you seldom get views like today. Generally, it all seems a bit flat, the sky never seems very blue, the clouds never seem to exist as they did this afternoon.

For a brief moment, I remembered springtime on the east coast and how we used to splash through puddles on the way to school (getting soaked in the process) .

On my drive home, I stopped by Balboa Lake Park and meandered into a field to take pictures of the blooming spring flowers... The poppies had already closed for the evening so I had to content myself by taking shots of unfamiliar flowers (at least to me).

I asked a friend to identify this flower... it's golden yarrow for those who want to know, aka eriophyllym.