I'm Willowin': Spring Comes Early at Edgewood

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Gooseberry in Bloom, Edgewood (Natural Valentine)

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Taking My Bloomin' Time (Natural Valentine)

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Bloomin' By the Bay

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I know we're not supposed to brag about the weather.

But the California Bay Laurel is in bloom. Hard not to feel a little spring in the path under my feet.

Found this blooming' baby on Sawyer Camp Trail, along the Crystal Springs Reservoir.

Just A Little Deeper My Dear: Land of the Hemi-Parasite

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Pedicularis densiflora, a particularly attractive member of the Scrophulariaceae family and commonly known hereabouts as "Indian Warrior",  is getting an early start on spring by taking advantage of a nearby Coast Live Oak, in that way that hemi-parasites have. 


I spotted this particular sweetie at my favorite hangout, Edgewood Park in San Mateo County.