Blue Eyed Mary

One of the Callinsia. I have never seen this in Tilden before, but there you go.

Collinsia, Tilden, 5/7/11

More From Tilden

Sidalcea malviflora, Checker Bloom and Bee, Tilden 4/30/11

Nemophila menziesii, Baby Blue Eye, Tilden 4/30/11

We live in a beautiful place, especially in the spring. Tilden is super green right now, and the flowers are all gearing up for a great season.

Sidalcea malviflora, Checker Bloom, Tilden 4/26/11

Wyethia, Mule Ear, Tilden 4/26/11

Castilleja, Indian Paintbrush, Tilden 4/26/11

First April Flowers

Dove's foot geranium are out now, among others...

Geranium molle, Tilden 4/1/11

 Lots of Blue Eyed grass...

Sisyrinchium, Tilden 4/1/11

Check out this spider having a meal over a California poppy. I think I will do a post about this particular spider, which I usually see lurking under Blue-Dick flowers with no web, just waiting for an unsuspecting bug to come along.

Saxifrage

I found these in Tilden this morning. They weathered the storm well.

Saxifrage 3/27/11

Snow in the Berkeley Hills

Snow? In Berkeley? We went up to investigate the reported snow early this morning... it was still snowing a bit. I wonder if the recent rain and cold will stimulate another mushroom crop.

East side of Volmer Peak, 2/19/11

Wyethia, 2/19/11

And the first Mule's Ear of the year ( one of the Wyethia ), quite early it seems.

Zauschneria californica

One of the last flowers out in Tilden this summer is Zauschneria californica, California Fuchsia. It is not a fuchsia, but the flower resembles them.

Zauschneria californica

Aquilegia formosa

One of my favorites, but not quite rare, Aquilegia formosa, the Western Columbine. I have found smaller delicate ones locally, and tall vigorous ones in Medocino National Forrest.

Aquilegia formosa, Grizzly Peak, 4/24/10