I just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a Happy Easter and to share more wildflower and other photographs to remind us of the rebirthing surrounding us each wonderful spring.
Turkey Flats got its name because the wild turkeys used to roam through here. Now, vehicles do, despite the signs prohibiting same. I am saddened when I see vehicles driving, parking, doing “donuts” in this wonderful wildflower meadow, disrupting the seeding and sprouting of the wildflowers.
But the birth and rebirth of living things is a wonder to watch. Here is a baby pine tree stretching and growing with the season.
And Oaks, battered and seemingly broken by the winds, sprout new and abundant life, to make up for their missing limb.
And the abundance of recovery –
And the beautiful blue lupine to wish you and yours a very Happy Easter!
On the weather front, a gentle rain started here around 12:15 pm, but did not last long. NOAA discussion informs us: “THEREFORE EXPECT RAIN TO RAPIDLY INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS MOST OF THE DISTRICT. RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY FOR A TIME JUST AHEAD OF AND DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WHEN WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. BEST TIMING FOR THIS NOW LOOKS TO BE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS FOR THE NORTH BAY…EARLY EVENING BAY AREA AND MID TO LATE EVENING FOR THE MONTEREY BAY REGION.”
What a great post. Beyond the sadness, when people have a lack of respect for the few places left on the planet that are raw beauty, natural, pristine and precious, like Turkey Flats, I so love how the “mama” heals herself in such abundance and beauty. I remember a very romantic spring afternoon picnic on Turkey Flats a long, long time ago. You rekindled that memory with your pictorial, so thanks for the trip down memory lane!! Ahhh yesss!
How lovely. It’s so sad that such experiences of delicate beauty can go unnoticed. Numbed out by too much TV and junk food? Here in the Yarra Valley there is a popular weekend pastime of driving big 4WD vehicles through the forest and seeing how much mud you can get on them. Not that I want to be a party pooper or anything, but it amazes me that they can’t even see what they are destroying. Thank you for sharing your lovely spring time photos.