As I drove up Highway 74 yesterday, the "Palms to Pines" highway, I noticed that the Santa Rosa Mountains visitor center had their annual wildflower festival. WHAT WILDFLOWERS? We, unfortunately, have very few this year, due to the lack of rainfall. I drove up and down yesterday and I only found 2 very tiny patches of lupines. Last year and especially the year before, the highway was full of them....not so this year, alas! I did pull over at one turnout where there were 4 little, tiny, scrawny lupines and I stopped to take photos of them. There are NONE up at the horse ranch either. And, finally, I have only 1 which sprouted out of the hundreds of wildflower seeds I threw out in my garden. ONE....I have a feeling it is going to be a long, hot summer this year! Today's Flowers for March 4, 2012. To visit Today's Flowers, please go to: http://flowersfromtoday.blogspot.com/
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