Finally finished my taxes (in time for the due date!) What a chore! In the meantime the weather has warmed up and we have been getting lots of rain, so the garden is booming. Or I should say the garden
weeds are booming. The tomatoes are ready to be transplanted in, but first I have to clear out a space for them. Too much to do.
On the bright side we went hiking last Sunday. It was the last day of Pam's spring break, and we were determined to get in a hike. We planned to go to Mt. Diablo, but as we drove down 80 we saw that the whole delta appeared socked in with fog. It had been bright and sunny at home. So we veered off on Hwy 12 and headed up to Robert Luis Stevenson State Park. Pam had never been to Table Rock, and we thought she would really enjoy it. Are we flexible or what?
Had a great time. I had forgotten how tough that hike is. It's pretty short, at only about 5 miles, but the trail is kind of steep and rocky underfoot. We really appreciated our hiking poles. April is a good time to hike that trail, as there are lots of wildflowers. We wanted to hike on to the Pallisades, but got too late of a start and were too slow at hiking.
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| The rock rearrangement is one of the charming things about this trail. |
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Frittilaria purdyi. We almost missed these little guys, they were so tiny and inconspicuous.
The trail map. |
