Today's pictures are from a hike we took up into the hills from the parking lot at Remington Senior Apartments, right by the fire station. There's a trail across from the fire station that heads down into the cover of some very, very large, climbable oak trees.
You'll see paths and hills carved into the trail by dirt-bikers. The kids love running up and down them.
The trail winds through the oaks then comes out into the sunshine for a bit of an uphill climb. One section is really steep, but gets you up to the ridge for some really beautiful views.
Here's what we saw...
Ground Pink
Lupine
Splendid Mariposa Lily as it looked on our way up the hill
The same lily as the sun was setting on the way down - it closed
Wishbone Bush
Wild Cucumber
Salamander - found this guy while digging with a stick through the fallen oak leaves in the shade. I thought it was an earth worm and was about to show it to my 2 year old when I noticed its head looked different and it had legs.
Horehound - I see this everywhere now. You can boil the leaves to make a sore throat remedy. You can also make horehound candy with it.
The next pictures are from earlier in the week at the tidepools in Laguna Beach.
Unidentified caterpillar on deerweed
I believe this is some kind of coralline algae - pretty
goose neck barnacles, they look like crab claws
And last but not least, a bit of a poem from our studies this week...
Mother-my-love, if you'll give me your hand,
And go where I ask you to wander,
I will lead you away to a beautiful land
The Dreamland that's waiting out yonder.
~from Child and Mother by Eugene Field
Wild cucumber, yes! We just saw them for the first time on our hike today at Santiago Wilderness Park in Orange. I was going to research them. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics, by the way.
Greta