I enjoyed a lovely hike yesterday morning along the Calaveras Ridge Trail in Dublin Hills Regional Park. The wildflowers are beginning to bloom, especially the lupine. A few photos from the hike…
Photos taken March 23rd, 2013
Dublin Hills: Spring
Slowing down, being present, and connecting with the natural world around us.
Suburban Nature Explorations 
Beautiful Photos…
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Thanks! It was a beautiful day.
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so pretty to see this (as I look out my door and see the spring snow fall) 🙂
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Spring will be with you before you know it!
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Beautiful shots!
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Thanks, David!
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A wonderful spring time hike. I am jealous as winter is holding on hard here.
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I can’t complain! The weather has been beautiful lately.
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So nice to see!
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🙂
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I”m a big fan of both killdeer and lupine, so really enjoyed this one.
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Lupine are my favorite. I’m happy to see they are growing like crazy right now!
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Gardeninacity, the bird is a killdeer. It got its name from the sound of its call, “killdeer, killdeer, killdeer!”
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Ha! You answered first, but I didn’t see it. The bird was also acting in the typical killdeer way, calling to us and beckoning for us to follow him (or her) to lure us away from the nest.
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The lupine really is beautiful. I would love to grow some, but the soil here is too alkaline and heavy. What is that bird in the picture?
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Lupine is a favorite of mine. I think the bird is a killdeer.
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There were
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Oops! There were tons of cows the last time I was out there. I’ve never seen so many cows right on the trail.
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That’s how it was yesterday, too. Luckily, we had Sheryl with us, who can speak to the cows!
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