More from Torrey Pines

It was a busy weekend but I did get out to the Torrey Pines Natural Reserve early Saturday Morning. I didn’t paint but hiked over most of the trails in the park and took some photos. The weather was very overcast and grey, so I opted to do the camera work, smell the flowers, sage and chaparral and reconnoiter for potential compositions that might work with the paint brush.

Here is a shot of the Isomeris arborea, or commonly named “Bladderpod” bush, with the characteristic pods. They say the pods are edible but spicy hot…I haven’t tried them:

…and here is a photo of some unidentified (at least by me) shrub with pretty little flowers the color of pink coral…

…eventually I made my way down to a view of the beach and “flat rock.” Bet you can’t guess why they call it “flat rock.” 🙂

While hiking up and out of the beach area I saw some really lovely flowers and shrubs growing in the sand…

…and the exceptionally pretty flowers of the Sand Verbena that must be very hardy to grow where they do…

It was a good morning, despite the cold, overcast and drizzle.