A Touch of Spring ~ 2009 - At equinox plus 2 days Rose Peak in the San Francisco East Bay Ohlone Wilderness was peppered white with snow. 3 days later I sauntered, no I grunted, to the 3817' peak for a 3 day outing. No snow, yet not Spring either, the sleepiness of Winter hanging on lengthening days. Although creeks flourished everywhere, at higher elevations wildflowers were mostly in contemplation and oaks dormant. Lower were aspiring wildflowers with verdant grasslands and budding oaks. The periodicity of life beginning once again.

Left to right: Cycle of Oaks - Acorn stronghold & Spring buds, Sycamores along Alameda Creek, California Poppy, and Ghost Tree.