Natural History Wanderings

submitted by Spencer Westbrook, author of A Guide to Wildflower Locations in Central and Southern California

Was at the Poppy Reserve this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see such a nice,  early bloom on the south and southeast sides of the property. The north and west sides are covered in goldfields but no significant poppy bloom as yet.

Short Canyon was a no go, a few, very few flowers that you had to really look for, a 3 on the 1-10 scale, in other words, don’t bother.