fiddlenecks ~ 03/04/10 ~ Carmel Valley Road

fiddlenecks
Boraginaceae

This is the same hill as taken on April 8, 2008. I assumed back then that the deep yellow was poppies, but maybe I was wrong. Since fiddlenecks were out in bloom during this year's drive, the color on the hill more closely resembled those of fiddlenecks, rather than the bright orange of poppies.

bush lupine ~ 03/04/10 ~ Carmel Valley Road

bush lupine and fiddlenecks
Fabaceae & Boraginaceae

I'm feeling too tired to look up the genus species names for these flowers right now... just want to go through some of my hundreds of pics from several outings the past few weeks. I'll edit this post at a later date.

sunset in Pacific Grove

March 2, 2010

It's been a rough several months for us, so it's nice to stop and reflect on what has passed and look forward to tomorrow.

ps - If anyone wants to hear my opinion of home infusion therapy, vancomycin, or ertapenem, please contact me through comments.

magnolia tree in Memory Garden
Magnoliaceae

Finally some bright green to go with the flowers. It's the pink/purple with the bright green that makes me love this particular tree. There are 2 other magnolia trees in this garden, but they have white blooms and seem to keep their leathery leaves all year long.

I've been labeling this as a non-native, but I should probably look into it to see if that's true.