SUPER B L O O M there was a swath of tidy tips blooming for weeks, perhaps the result of some botanarchist (a vigilante with a green thumb) or well-meaning neighbor scattering seed in years past. I’ve seen and heard folks oohing and ahhing over the fields of yellow mustard, purple and white radish filling the disturbed fields and hillsides from the Westside of Santa Cruz to Davenport and farther north. TIP: Mustard and radish fields are great spots for Instagram photos of you,
your family, your dog rolling around in a field of wildflowers. While you’re there, trample them, or make crop circles just for fun! This helps reduce the seed load. While you’re out wrecking the stunning weed fields, look lower among the non-native grasses. Spot the glimmering yellow buttercups whose waxy petals make them shine and reflect almost like polished gold. But there are other areas where we want our seed bank to come back next year so please stay
out of the poppy fields, the patches of lupine, owl’s clover, and California goldfields. In the forest, steer clear of the blue carpets of forget-me-nots. I encourage everyone to get out, look around, learn the name of something new, and maybe make a new friend along the way. Buddha said, “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.”
Photo: David Levy
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