A literary celebration of the natural beauty of this place

Orange County Nature Writing

The March After Fire
Lomas de Santiago, 2008

By Thea Gavin

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.


Photo: Lupine Reunion

Lupine Reunion. March 2008

Photo: Big Tracks in Baker Canyon

Big Tracks in Baker Canyon.
March 2008




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