In Bloom

The golden poppy, California’s state flower, blooms every year from mid-March to mid-April. It’s a glorious sight transforms the dead weeds and grasses of Antelope Valley into fields and hills of gold. We’ve gone to see it a few years ago, and returned on Easter Sunday to see it again:

More pictures here.

If you live in Southern California and have never seen the poppies in bloom, you should try to catch a glimpse before all the new blooms die off. Click here for a link to the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve, located in Lancaster, CA (approximately an hour from the San Fernando Valley).