California Wildflowers

We had quite a bit of rain this winter, and the wildflowers in the desert areas were expected to be at their best. If you have more time, a trip out to the desert (Joshua Tree, Anza-Borrego, etc) is expected to be very rewarding this spring. Amy and I just had most of a day, so we headed to Hemet where Diamond Valley Lake has a wildflower trail. The lake itself is a reservoir for the local Metropolitan Water District and is only about 2 hours away from West LA. The sky was blue, with a slight cooling breeze and the hills were covered in little yellow, purple and white flowers. A lot of ant colonies were very busy with whatever ants do, tiny lizards (geckos?) were running around, and we heard all kinds of birds. A california quail was heard calling on a nearby hill and on our way out, a bunny ran across the road. Luckily we didn't see or hear any rattlesnakes, which we were warned about. You can check out a few photos here.