Orange County Nature Writing

A literary celebration of the natural beauty of this place

All photos by Thea Gavin unless otherwise credited. Web site  created by  Thea Gavin (who should perhaps stick to making compost).  ©2008 ocnaturewriting.com. Last update 8/24/08.

 

The March after fire

whole hillsides blaze orange again—

poppy pyrotechnics.

 

Spring heat and green brings

ticks itching for a ride

or place to settle down.

 

Lupine reunion—

bristly pink matriarch and

bi-color cousins.

 

Trail of sunbaked clay—

cuneiform commentary

that translates: cougar.

 

Gaunt laurel sumac

re-sprouts a burgundy skirt,

sheds her charred past.

The March After Fire

Lomas de Santiago, 2008

By Thea Gavin

Lupine reunion.  March 2008

Big tracks in Baker Canyon March 2008