The Hills Are Alive With The Color Of Green

That drought that caused brush fires in California that I highlighted earlier this week, is now a recent memory.  California gets rain in the winter and the hills get green, but this winter , they are green green. These hills are east of Paso Robles, on the way to the San Joaquin Valley.

 

Recent rains have greened up the hills and pastureland in rural California.

 

Recent rains have greened up the hills and pastureland in rural California.

 

Recent rains have greened up the hills and pastureland in rural California.

 

Recent rains have greened up the hills and pastureland in rural California.

 

Recent rains have greened up the hills and pastureland in rural California.

 

Recent rains have greened up the hills and pastureland in rural California.

 

Recent rains have greened up the hills and pastureland in rural California.

 

Recent rains have greened up the hills and pastureland in rural California.

 

Recent rains have produced new growth in the hills and pastureland in rural California.

 

A rainbow appears just after a rainstorm in rural California
Where there are clouds, rain and sunlight, look out for the ephemeral rainbow.

Coastal Pastures

Winter rains produced vibrant greens and yellows, the predominate colors along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline.

 

The Pacific Coast Highway winds its way through farmland along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near San Simeon.

 

Mustard grass is in full bloom along Highway 46 at Coastal California

 

A fence dissects a pasture along the California Pacific Ocean Coast near San Simeon

 

Cattle graze in a pasture along California's Pacific Ocean Coast near San Simeon.

 

Spring rains have brought green grasses to the pastures along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Moro Bay
Moro Bay in the background

 

 

Mellow Yellow

Along Highway 46 in Central California are fields of  mostly flowering yellow Mustard Grass.  Winter rains have forced a beautiful blossom.  More wildflower images along the Pacific Ocean and the orange hills near Tehachapi will follow soon.

 

Wildflowers are in full bloom in a pasture in California

 

Colorful Pastures

 

 

Wildflowers are in full bloom in a pasture in California

 

Wildflowers are in full bloom in a pasture in California

 

Wildflowers are in full bloom in a pasture in California

 

Wildflowers are in full bloom in a pasture in California

 

Wildflowers are in full bloom in a pasture in California

 

Wildflowers are in full bloom in a pasture in California