A very late season or is it a very early season visit to the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Park in Berkeley
Although it is mid-December and winter officially starts next week, many Manzanita are in full bloom. One of the earliest bloomers a number of species of Manzanita (Arctostaphylos) including several rare ones are flowering now. There were also trees still showing fall color, mushrooms in the grass and lichens everywhere. Here is a short slide show from todays visit to the Regional Parks Botanic Garden (Berkeley, CA)
Natural History Wanderings 
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