Yesterday Chick and I traveled to the California Poppy Reserve. Although we had some good Spring rains we are still in drought mode. The color was about 30% of what I expected, but a local resident told me that it was better than last week. We have rain fore-casted for this coming Thursday and they are hoping that it will be enough to encourage more blooms. There is a small economy in the area that does much better when the tourists are flocking in to see acres and acres of Poppies, Purple Lupine and a couple of smaller wildflowers I’ve never identified (like the yellow ones in the foreground) filling the valley and the sides of the mountains.
However, and happily, the trip did result in several photos like the one you see above for me to use as painting subjects. So, hopefully tomorrow I can post one! Or, at least soon.