Fall colors of native Snowdrop Bush in the rain
This is looking into the woods during the surprisingly heavy rain today. The yellow leaves show the fall colors of native Snowdrop Bush (Styrax redivivus) in the Styracaceae plant family. What a remarkable shrub - it grows in both woodland and chaparral, it has gorgeous white flowers that smell like perfume, it has these interesting edible nuts, and the deciduous leaves turn golden in the fall. Also visible in the photo are Coast Live Oak and California Bay trees. Can you spot the Madrone tree in the upper-left? (San Marcos Pass, 22 December 2019)
We had more rain than was expected today - 2.4 inches and still falling! It's been raining since about 11:00 am this morning, and it hasn't stopped all day. We've been under an NWS Flood Advisory since before noon which keeps getting extended, now until 9:00 pm tonight. It's rained hard enough at times to cause debris flow problems on the recent wildfire burn, but I haven't heard of any problems so far. This brings our rainfall total to 9.10 inches for the season. We had dropped down to 85% of normal before the rain, but we're back up to 109% on the happy side of normal by my reckoning. I look forward to getting out with my camera tomorrow when there's only a 70% chance of more rain.
Fall colors of native Snowdrop Bush in the rain
This is looking into the woods during the surprisingly heavy rain today. The yellow leaves show the fall colors of native Snowdrop Bush (Styrax redivivus) in the Styracaceae plant family. What a remarkable shrub - it grows in both woodland and chaparral, it has gorgeous white flowers that smell like perfume, it has these interesting edible nuts, and the deciduous leaves turn golden in the fall. Also visible in the photo are Coast Live Oak and California Bay trees. Can you spot the Madrone tree in the upper-left? (San Marcos Pass, 22 December 2019)
We had more rain than was expected today - 2.4 inches and still falling! It's been raining since about 11:00 am this morning, and it hasn't stopped all day. We've been under an NWS Flood Advisory since before noon which keeps getting extended, now until 9:00 pm tonight. It's rained hard enough at times to cause debris flow problems on the recent wildfire burn, but I haven't heard of any problems so far. This brings our rainfall total to 9.10 inches for the season. We had dropped down to 85% of normal before the rain, but we're back up to 109% on the happy side of normal by my reckoning. I look forward to getting out with my camera tomorrow when there's only a 70% chance of more rain.