Peeling bark of Madrone (Arbutus menziesii, Ericaceae) with California Honeysuckle
This is the trunk of a sapling native Madrone (Arbutus menziesii, Ericaceae) tree showing the pretty "peeling bark" that these trees have - with a green sprout of native California Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula, Caprifoliaceae) for a highlight. I first thought this theme would be easy, but I actually had a hard time finding peeling bark in the woods, so maybe summer is a better time to look - see this photo. It's also been hard because of the rainy weather this week, wahoo! This is my photo for the Macro Mondays group, with the theme of "It's a-peeling to me". I didn't realize until I was ready to post that this photo may not quite be a macro, but I suspect the sapling is about 3 inches across. It might qualify - barely - so HMM! (San Marcos Pass, 19 January 2017)
We had a good rain today, but not the deluge I've been hoping for. We've had about 2-1/4 inches so far. Rain is still expected tonight and tomorrow, and there is another band of rain showing on the radar map right now, so maybe we'll make the low end of the 3-6+ forecast?
Peeling bark of Madrone (Arbutus menziesii, Ericaceae) with California Honeysuckle
This is the trunk of a sapling native Madrone (Arbutus menziesii, Ericaceae) tree showing the pretty "peeling bark" that these trees have - with a green sprout of native California Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula, Caprifoliaceae) for a highlight. I first thought this theme would be easy, but I actually had a hard time finding peeling bark in the woods, so maybe summer is a better time to look - see this photo. It's also been hard because of the rainy weather this week, wahoo! This is my photo for the Macro Mondays group, with the theme of "It's a-peeling to me". I didn't realize until I was ready to post that this photo may not quite be a macro, but I suspect the sapling is about 3 inches across. It might qualify - barely - so HMM! (San Marcos Pass, 19 January 2017)
We had a good rain today, but not the deluge I've been hoping for. We've had about 2-1/4 inches so far. Rain is still expected tonight and tomorrow, and there is another band of rain showing on the radar map right now, so maybe we'll make the low end of the 3-6+ forecast?