
It’s been a while since I hiked one of my favourite trails in MCSP, Piuma Ridge. There are lots of wildflowers hanging on.

It’s the first time I’ve ever looked closely at Phacelia seed structures. They are delicate and beautiful.
This California native is clearly a fire-follower: Professors Carol and Jerry Baskin of the University of Kentucky noted a 27% increase in germination as compared to control when treated with aqueous extracts of charred wood, or the charred wood itself. Cool!