Happy Friday, everybody! So, have you come across any of the stories in the Otherwise Perpetually Depressing News Cycle (OPDNC) about Southern California’s “Superbloom” — the explosion of wildflowers (mostly the delicate orange poppy) following all the torrential rains of the past few months? Well, strangely enough for the Lamestream Media, it’s actually true!
But you don’t have to go to Lake Elsinore and trample all over the place taking selfies to see them — trust me, that is SO not cool, man!
Instead, look at these cool photos I took myself, in my rambles around Chatsworth, Simi Valley, Acton, and even humble ol’ Reseda, showing the beautiful Eschscholzia californica in all its golden glory!
- Above Chatsworth:
- Soledad Canyon Road, near Acton:
- Another Acton shot (and yessss, the rocks at the top of that hill are REALLY that pink!!):
- In Sherman Oaks:
(and OK, so it’s not a poppy, per se (actually, it’s a Bird of Paradise)! However, Mother Nature would like to remind you she DOES have other purty flowers, too, so don’t play favorites!)
- Finally, my very own humble little garden, in Reseda:
(and to be perfectly honest, this is last year’s photo – they still haven’t bloomed this year, maybe because after the rains subsided I did a whole lot of weeding, and may have accidentally “weeded” the poppies, which would be pretty ironic considering this would have been THEIR YEAR, huh? Still, they’d be here if they could!)
There ya go! Enjoy, and bask in the knowledge that you managed to enjoy the Superbloom without destroying them!
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