Pete Tillman
Shell Creek Spring sampler
We spent a few glorious hours at the Avenal Ranch wildflower hotspot straddling Shell Creek Road in eastern SLO County. A well-known early spot for flowers, and it was busy yesterday (Sunday).
Here we have: Baby Blue Eyes! are one of the highlights @Shell Creek, and here are a few. Sadly, my DOF wasn't quite up to getting them all in focus in the photo plane, but a later photo will make up for that. Goldfields are the little golden-yellow guys, and Tidy-tips always put on a good show here. More Filaree than I recall in previous good years. One Calif gold-poppy, partly open (as were most, cool day for them, around 50 F), and a cheerful "yellow composite" between two Baby Blues, that I should know but don't recall.
Here's our local Native Plant society's checklist for the whole county. Scroll down to find Shell Creek:
Shell Creek Spring sampler
We spent a few glorious hours at the Avenal Ranch wildflower hotspot straddling Shell Creek Road in eastern SLO County. A well-known early spot for flowers, and it was busy yesterday (Sunday).
Here we have: Baby Blue Eyes! are one of the highlights @Shell Creek, and here are a few. Sadly, my DOF wasn't quite up to getting them all in focus in the photo plane, but a later photo will make up for that. Goldfields are the little golden-yellow guys, and Tidy-tips always put on a good show here. More Filaree than I recall in previous good years. One Calif gold-poppy, partly open (as were most, cool day for them, around 50 F), and a cheerful "yellow composite" between two Baby Blues, that I should know but don't recall.
Here's our local Native Plant society's checklist for the whole county. Scroll down to find Shell Creek: