While inspecting all my favorite milkweed places in search of invertebrate visitors, a number of other flowers and scenes caught my eye, reminding me of what I beautiful place I live in, even when we've been experiencing drought for four years. The above flower is Spanish Clover. Usually the blooms are facing downward so they are hard to spot. I gave this one a little lift for the photo.
A Spanish Creek scene at the spot where the northward-flowing creek turns 90 degrees toward the West. Lines mostly with sedges, there is quite a variety of trees in the background. Looks pretty lush for a drought.
A big bunch of Chamomile fills the cracks of some of the rocks where I got yesterday's photos of Narrow-leaf Milkweed.
A closer view of the Chamomile, like little daisies. These heads are around 3/4" in diameter.
St. John's Wort is abundant this year at roadsides and stream sides around Oakland Camp and elsewhere in American Valley.
There is a lot of Scarlet Gilia blooming along the dirt road north of Oakland Camp on the way to Gilson Creek.
One of the many lilies formerly known as Brodiaea.
Horsemint - not for a sweet tea.
Mountain Spirea.
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