Mustard and vetch: The wildflowers were not nearly so impressive as they have been on other hikes. Mustard and vetch were the dominant flowers we saw this trip. In this photo, you can see the purple vetch subtly coloring the hillsides in the middle distance, just below the dots that are cows. Mostly, there were green grasses, barely beginning to dry out and go to seed. Mt. Diablo is the shadow in the distance.

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© Dena Van Derveer