Went for a nice walk today at Arastradero Open Space Preserve in Palo Alto. We thought we couldn't get a parking place at first but found one left at this small auxiliary parking area at the other end. Wasn't too muddy either :-). A few poppies were blooming, like this painting I did from there last March.

I only saw one lupine on the trail but a few clusters of them along the road. The sky was grayer today. I took a few photos but haven't downloaded them yet. I hope the ones of the hawk came out. I saw a jackrabbit too, and some other birds, but no other wildlife.