I was too tired last evening to do anything but hit the hay! It was a very nice drive up Hwy 101 with lots of wildflowers, especially the lupine which looks like big layers of sky have fallen down on the oh-so-green hillsides. And lots of mustard, gold fields, oxalis and other yellow/gold flowers. We turned off the highway and drove out to the end of the road that branches off to the Diablo power plant, near Avila Beach. Every time I go down there it looks more ...civilized?... with fresh paint and tidy lots. Maybe they do that every spring, it is usually this time of year that I see it. The ocean was gorgeous shades of blue, setting off the very white boats moored in the bay and, of course, the white, white gulls swooping above.
We stayed the night at the Adelaide Inn in Pas Robles and it is just as pleasant as it has been previously. Not as many flowers, but the grounds are so nicely kept. And it is always quiet! We are off for breakfast at Wilson's, a good breakfast spot here.
No pictures along the way, except for these taken in Simi Valley not far from the Reagan Library. I thought at first they were Kangaroo Paws, but the flowers are twice as large as those I am familiar with. It is such a striking plant and widely used by landscapers in the last few years. The flower stalks are about three feet tall. [Yes, they are a hybrid Kangaroo Paw plant - lovely.]
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