Observations by danaturalist

Fuzzy little guy came to visit me in my morning reverie.

A beautiful beetle met its untimely end in a bucket of rainwater. Even in death it is a marvel of nature!

This fungus was growing up from a piece of rotten wood (unclear what species) with white "fingers" rising up off the main body of the fungus.

I'm not sure this is actually a foam flower, but the tiny white blooms seemed to float on their stalks above the leaves.

Can hardly wait for these to turn into fruit! Bees were very active helping the process along!

Brilliant and showy in the sunlight.

Very subtle and symmetrical, this one was hiding in the shadowed forest.

The stonecrop blooms seem especially exuberant this year.

Again, likely not native, but bright and eye-catching.

I believe this is the native blackberry.

Not sure if I've ever seen these in bloom before. Subtle and elegant.

Lots of these guys -- native? -- are sprinkled through a grassy area.

I don't think these are native, but they sure are pretty in the meadow. The photo is a bit overexposed due to shiny petals reflecting sunlight.

The shield-shaped carapace on this critter was well camouflaged.

This guy was only about 6cm wide, but was making good time crossing a tide pool.

The iridescence doesn't really show in this image, but it was striking in the sunshine.

Many of these creatures disappeared recently; now I'm only seeing the purple ones around here. Evolution?

This little guy was a perfect parachute, about 8cm in diameter.

Low tide: Good for observations, hard on critters.

This early bloom is taking advantage of the sun exposure on the top of an exposed ridge.

First of the broom I've seen blooming this year, and earliest I think I've ever seen.