Monday, June 4, 2007

From May 26: Lupin, Rhodies, and the Red Necked Phalarope




Spring is definitely here with alternating fog and sun, nesting birds, and blooming wildflowers. Here are pictures from the property. First some native foxgloves blooming at one end of the garden as they are throughout the meadows of Point Reyes.

The roses are also in full gear. Nice as they are, they pale compared to the grove of Rhodie that wraps around the house and spills down the hillside past the pond to the treehouse. Here are a scattering of photos that capture some of them.

Here you see the house through the Rhodies. Below are more photos from taken along the path that winds through them.







We hiked the short but interesting Woodpecker Trail (off the end of the Bear Valley parking lot), and Pierce Point looking for baby elk. We didn't see any but did see a weasel scouting down the hillside a mile or so along the Pierce Point Trail. Our favorite was the Abbott's Lagoon hike due to the large number of bird species. We were welcomed to the lagoon by this little guy. The salt marsh looked particularly colorful against a semi-gray background.


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