Olive Another My Dear

It turns out that the public community 
Cañada College, where I take career retooling classes, was built on the site of an old olive ranch. Ain't that just so terribly historical California like? 

And it also turns out that Cañada is about a mile and a half away from Edgewood Nature Preserve, the perfect place for a study break hike!

Redwood Time

Ancient Redwoods sure put regular fussing in it's place.


How big a deal is anything going to seem to them, living as long as they do?

Checker Mallow

I'm taking the California Native Plants class this semester along with two tough programming classes. Next week I also start docent training at Edgewood County Park, where I photographed this Checker Mallow, to become a wildflower docent.

Once more let's shout Hooray! for the people who came before us and set aside green spaces in urban areas.