This was my first trip to Calero County Park. The park is in San Jose but feels a world part from Silicon Valley. Unlike the parks closer the urban centers, Calero feels like wilderness and is blissfully uncrowded.
Pink Tulip
Spring flowers @ the Gamble Garden in Palo Alto
Iris
The sunlight shining through this iris caught my eye, at the Gamble Garden in Palo Alto
Red Orange Tulip
Taken at the Gamble Garden in Palo Alto
Taken at the Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden in Golden Gate Park. The tulips were not at not in full bloom yet but the daffodils were.
Yellow Daffodil
Panther Beach Sunset
The sun sets on a cold March day at Panther Beach, just south of Davenport, CA
Capitola Pier at Dusk
This morning had the high thin clouds that typically make for a gorgeous sunset so I was hoping for a colorful show. By the time sunset rolled around, it had become quite overcast with a layer of marine fog so the sunset was muted. Even so, I was able to make an interesting image.
Merryvale Cask Room
Merryvale Vineyards Cask Room
I’ve always wanted to go to event in the Cask Room at Merryvale. The space is evocative of another time.
Napa Valley, Mustard among the Vines
Napa Valley, Mustard Among the Vines
In late winter, mustard plants grow up among the vineyards in Napa Valley. This field is near Rutherford.