Well, after that heat spell of last weekend, temperatures have come back down into more reasonable figures for hikers, bikers and horseback riders in Laguna Canyon. (Temps were in the mid-60s this afternoon, for example). This afternoon I spent a few hours around the Nix Nature Center, enjoying the Mariposa Lilies on Mary's Trail and the adorable quail that didn't seem at all phased by my presence (or by my car at the entrance of the Nix Nature Center's parking lot). New scents are coming up along the trails - for example, how about that sweet, sugary, maple-syrupy smell along Mary's Trail??? (gotta be of California Everlasting)... MMMM!!! and there are some California Figwort (Bee plant) flowers now visible along Mary's Trail (although they may have been there for a while - I haven't been able to visit that trail for a few weeks?)
The green grasses are fading slowly into that beautiful pastel golden cream that will go so well with the more dominant purples and pinks we shall see in a few more weeks/months. As temperatures begin to rise and the earth begins to dry up, our coastal sage scrub, which is drought deciduous for the most part, will begin to drop its leaves and show their darker hues. There is always something happening in our precious canyon - every single day, the colors of the canyon are slightly different - you'll just have to wait an entire year for the specific colors of today to return again.
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