Hobson Creek Watershed

On a short walk today I made some observations beyond what I posted in inat. In some ways plant life especially has really taken off. The paths I use to get up into the oak woodlands from the meadow and just overrun with soaproot on the ground and poison oak everywhere else. It occurred to me, that if I started to have a reaction to poison oak then I couldn't do this project anymore! What a bummer. So the understory of the oaks is just loaded with green life; besides soaproot and P.O., there is california rose in bloom, rushes, various wildflower species and baby live oaks and doug fir. Also there's broom moving in. I'm not a fan of the invasives, and I pull the babies when I see them coming up near the active channel, but today I stepped into the opening of an old marijuana garden cut out of a broom patch, and it was alive with activity. Unseen animals bedded down beneath it scattered, birds of all kinds hopped from bush to bush and the bees were just insane, flying into all the little blooms. Honey bees, bumbles, you name it. I think I was just happy to see so many "local" residents benefiting from the thick patch. I think I have a new sit spot! less ↑