The chaparral is drying out. It hasn’t seen any rain in three and a half months. In September this is actually pretty good, it means the winter rains were long this year, it means the chaparral has been blooming a little longer than usual. Take this mallow: it is just now coming to the end of its blooming cycle. It has been looking this glorious for almost two months. A long time, a gift from a wet winter and a cold summer.
This summer has been like this, not so good for the vegetable garden, fantastic for the wild plants in the chaparral.
September 2, 2010 at 11:48 pm
This is such a beautiful flower! And there are so many buds on it, I don’t see any sign of drying out. Bu after 2 months of flowering, it must be tired.
Great photos!
September 2, 2010 at 11:59 pm
Hi Angela…love your photos as always!
Can’t believe all the beautiful vegies you have this year!
September 21, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Jiminy cricket. Your photographs are breathtaking. Just amazing.
Julian