THE BEGINNING OF THE COLOR CHANGE JACOB'S STAFF (FOUQUIERIA SPLENDENS) A new day begins with

A new day begins with a spectacular sunrise at Wildflower Lake with a beautiful reflection

Western redcedar and sitka spruce give way to the coast redwoods in the South Coast landscape

An afternoon snowstorm covers these milkweed seed pods and the surrounding prairie wetland landscape making this a beautiful winter wonderland scene at Wildflower Park

An american robin takes a moment of rest upon a branch from feeding before continuing on its migration during the early spring

THE BEGINNING OF THE COLOR CHANGE JACOB'S STAFF (FOUQUIERIA SPLENDENS) A new day begins withThis morning I decided to head out and photograph the storm clouds in the park that were coming through the area. You can usually get some pretty dramatic looking cloud patterns from the thunderstorms and that was my hope this morning. With my camera gear and tripod in hand, I reached the trailhead before 5: 00 am. The morning light was filtering through the bluish purple grayish storm clouds and some lightning was coming through, once about every 30