Tag Archives: wildflowers

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Catherine Miller visited Pelican Bluffs recently and found these beauties, Baby Blue Eyes and California Poppies.

And Paintbrush on the cliff edge.

And Pussy Ears are having a big spring, seemingly everywhere!

Many, many more wildflowers are blooming on coastal bluffs now.

Thanks to Catherine for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

It's warming up! Breezy close to the ocean, but warm a bit inland. Many visitors are already here, getting ready for the Architectural House Tour and Mother's Day activities. Bonus sighting! Humpbacks, a mother and calf, were seen off the Point Arena Lighthouse Peninsula yesterday.

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Mary Hunter was out with friends looking for wildflowers. The hike didn't disappoint. She found the white version of Baby Blue Eyes, nemophila menziesii var. atomaria.

And the unique Mission Bells, fritilaria affinis. 

Here Mary photographed Red Larkspur and Buttercups, Mother Nature's garden.

A wonderful place to see wildflowers now is Manchester State Park. On a recent hike, I found the normal blue-colored Baby Blue Eyes in profusion, a charming sight. And Paintbrush in various colors, and so much more.

Thanks to Mary for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

Today it is warm with no wind. 78 degrees at my place in Anchor Bay.

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The Mendocino Headlands were alive with wildflowers when Peggy Berryhill took this photo.

The cloud show is nice too! To learn more about the Mendocino Headlands State Park where there are lots of great hiking trails, here is the link: https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=442

Thanks to Peggy for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Sunny and breezy - typical spring day on the Mendonoma Coast!

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Many  native wildflowers are quite small. It's Mother Nature's way of seeing if you are paying attention! Amy Ruegg is definitely paying attention. Here are some of the beauties she found recently. The first is Hound's Tongue, Cynoglossum grande, a member of the Forget-me-not Family.

Redwood Violets, Viola sempervirens, are blooming now too.

The lovely Wild Ginger, Asarum caudatum, joins in the chorus.

And Amy also found Douglas Iris, Iris douglasiana, one of the coast's larger wildflowers.

Thanks to Amy for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

Another warm day with no wind. It's easy to spot Gray Whale spouts on the ocean. Changes are afoot though, with cooler temps and the possibility of some wet stuff in a few days.

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Mary Sue Ittner trained her camera on a few of my favorite wildflowers. The first is Leopard Lily, Lilium pardalinum. They appear in the late spring. A fun myth is if you sniff this wildflower, you will get freckles!

Another late spring wildflower is Ithuriel's Spear, Triteleia laxa. It is named after Ithuriel, an angel in Milton's Paradise Lost.

And finally, Self Heal, Prunella vulgaris. They are members of the Mint family. They are known to have healing properties. As you can see from Mary Sue's photo, they love sun.

Thanks to Mary Sue for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

Here in Anchor Bay it is sunny and warm. But I can see a fog bank over the Pacific Ocean and I think Point Arena to our north might be foggy today.