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Enjoying Nature, LocallyThere is a quiet pleasure in observing spring in our 
own backyards.


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                                 NEWSLETTER | APRIL 28, 2023

















                                Enjoying Nature, Locally
                                Spring has finally arrived in California. 
After months of seemingly endless rain, the sun is out, temperatures are up, 
and there are signs of new life all around. I’ve spotted a tiny fawn in my 
yard more than once, the bees are abuzz in our giant echium bush, and we 
even have a few morel mushrooms popping up outside our home.

                                I’ve been itching to spend more time outside 
to soak in all these changes. In particular, I’ve been day-dreaming about 
making a pilgrimage to one of the wildflower superblooms erupting across the 
state. Several years ago, I did just that, jumping into a car with my sister 
and a friend for a last-minute adventure to the Mojave Desert. It was 
magical.

                                This time around, a spontaneous road trip 
isn’t in the cards — it feels like a much heavier lift with my toddler and 
infant in tow.

                                So instead of traveling to see the vast 
fields of orange poppies, yellow goldfields, and purple-hued blue dicks 
spread across central and southern California, I’ve been taking in the 
wildflowers springing up nearby. Such as the beautiful patch of poppies 
interspersed with purple lupine that I pass by on my way to and from my kids’ 
daycare each day. Or the pale-yellow iris and delicate, white milk maids 
that dot the hiking trail near my house. And the flowering wood sorrel 
cropping up across my un-weeded yard.

                                These smaller swaths of color don’t have the 
same visual impact as a sprawling superbloom, sure. But they come without 
the car trip and the crowds. And when I take the time to admire them, they 
bring me joy.


                                Zoe Loftus-Farren
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