April 13th. Good morning sunshine. The first backyard sunflower of the year! Concord, California. 🌞🌻

Hiking at Castle Rock in Diablo Foothills Regional Park yesterday came across this yellow California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica. Zooming in you’ll see a spider and a bee (wasp?).
#californianatives

The Ceanothus ‘Concha’ was literally buzzing today. (Turn it up 🙂.) Lots of honey bees and quite a few native bees. And the scent is amazing.

My contribution - Vinyl Night at the Hop Grenade. Always good to hear a variety of genres and talk to the people that brought them. Do you notice anything about the album (other than it’s signed by Dave Wakeling)?

For the past 2 1/2 years, together with a team of fellow Master Gardeners, I’ve been converting a weed filled walkway into a California Native Plant Demo garden here in Concord. This is a small section. Every plant, even the oaks in the background, is a native. Natives are beautiful ❤️

Sun is out.
Sky is blue.
Clouds are cotton wool.
Birds are singing.

Trees are blossoming.
Wind is scented.
Garden cat is dozing.
Just us two old timers.
Enjoying the moment.

Two firsts last week. (First) - Jonathan Richman (finally) with Tommy Larkins (drums) at (second) Ivy Room, Albany, CA. This is the bar, they had a ‘no photo/video’ policy of the show itself. A great idea!

Long-billed Curlew with a tasty morsel. Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Alameda, California.

Couldn’t help but notice this nice shot when heading to the bar last night. First Presbyterian Church, Concord California. I think that’s Venus or Jupiter just to the left of the roof.

3 days before Thanksgiving. Wild Turkeys in Trader Joe’s parking lot. 😳🦃🦃

Hanging out with Andrea Radrizzani when he met the fledgling Bay Area LUFC Supporters Club. San Francisco Oct 2022

A good time to reflect on Shelley’s ‘Ozymandias’. The major theme is that all power is temporary, no matter how prideful or tyrannical a ruler is.