Fieldtrips

Spring break proved to be productive for me.

Not the actual week, but this weekend. The week itself was spent in North Carolina and although I did do a lot of picture taking, I couldn't really full fill the requirement of CALIFORNIA native plants.

Yesterday however, I went to Dixon Lake here in local Escondido and had much success as well as today when I journeyed to Quail Botanical Gardens in Encinitas.

Today at Quail, I was caught up in some beautiful flowers just to learn that they were from all over the world. I finally consulted my map and headed to the California section just in time for my battery to die. Luckily I had another one. Not so luckily, it was in my car and the parking lot is the farthest spot away from the California section. Never fear though, it was a beautiful day and I needed the exercise, so after back-tracking a bit I was able to get some great shots there as well.

Pictures will be uploaded soon. On a side note though, I know everybody is saying that this is a great year and that there are bumper crops of wildflowers--I would just like to say also that it seems to be a bumper year for lizards as well.