The first sign of Spring to me is seeing the first California poppies. These little orange flowers remind me of sunshine and that Spring is on its way. I am working on my New Year's Resolution of running a half-marathon. I'm registered for the Santa Cruz Half in April. Yesterday was my long run for the week, 8 miles, which I completed with no problem (yay me!) I'm not even sore today! Anyways, as I was running through Vasona Park, the site of some orange bursts of color, along the trail, surprised me. Just a few days ago, I went for a run with Kekoa, there weren't any flowers in bloom. California poppies are so beautiful and add so much to the drab, winter landscape. The best is when they are blooming in full force and blanket everything bright orange. It was a gorgeous, warm day yesterday....perfect for a long run. I can't wait for all the other Spring flowers to start blooming!
Vasona Park
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