Photographs from the Photography on the Run post: Running Between the Raindrops
The cascade off Danielson Road in Upper Sycamore Canyon in Pt. Mugu State Park. February 4, 2017.
Silver lupine along Danielson Road.
An Anna hummingbird's iridescent colors seem especially bright on a cloudy, rainy day.
Morning-glory (Calystegia spp.) along the Old Boney Trail in Blue Canyon in Pt. Mugu State Park.
Referred to as Chilicothe, Manroot or wild cucumber, Marah macrocarpa is a seasonal vine that sprouts following the first soaking Winter rains.
Purple nightshade (Solanum xanti ) along the Old Boney Trail in Pt. Mugu State Park.
Nodding flowers of Padre's shooting star (Primula clevelandii) photographed from above.
Bigpod Ceanothus is generally one of the first species of Ceanothus to bloom during the rainy season. February 4, 2017.
Originally identified as Rattlesnake weed (Chamaesyce albomarginata), this is more likely to be Smallseed Sandmat (Euphorbia polycarpa).
Paintbrush (Castilleja affinis) along the Old Boney Trail in Pt. Mugu State Park.
Indian warrior (Pedicularis densiflora) along the Old Boney Trail in Pt. Mugu State Park. February 4, 2017.
A diminutive beard lichen (probably Usnea subfloridana) along the Old Boney Trail in Pt. Mugu State Park.
Shoe-soaking wet grass in Serrano Valley in Pt. Mugu State Park.
Boney Mountain fro Serrano Valley.
Milkmaids (Cardamine californica) along the Serrano Canyon Trail in Pt. Mugu State Park. February 4, 2017.
The 15 or so stream crossings in Serrano Canyon were flowing again. The pipe was upturned by a flash flood on December 12, 2014. Photo was taken February 4, 2017.
Parry's Phacelia.
Big Sycamore Canyon from the Wood Canyon Vista Trail segment of the Backbone Trail.
Prickly phlox (Linanthus californicus) along the Wood Canyon Vista Trail. February 4, 2017.
Boney Mountain (in clouds) from the top of the Wood Canyon Vista Trail.
Padre's shooting stars (Primula clevelandii) in La Jolla Valley in Pt. Mugu State Park.
Pt. Mugu from the Mugu Peak Trail.
Bladderpod along the Mugu Peak Trail. February 4, 2017.
La Jolla Canyon from the Mugu Peak Trail. The lower La Jolla Canyon Trail has been closed since the flash flooding in December 2014, but the upper La Jolla Canyon Trail is still open.
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) along the Mugu Peak Trail. February 4, 2017.
Chocolate lily (Fritillaria biflora var. biflora) in La Jolla Valley. February 4, 2017.
Boney Mountain from Hell Hill.
Parry's Larkspur (Delphinium parryi ssp. parryi ) along the Upper Sycamore Trail in Pt. Mugu State Park. February 4, 2017.
Satwiwa with Conejo Mountain in the distance.
Danielson Road in Pt. Mugu State Park.
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