https://www.mcreekcamp.com/welcome daily 1.0 2021-05-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/t/60aa7cf4884aac737754da4b/1621885130491/CAMPGROUNDS+SIGN.jpg Welcome https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bf28a5f7e0abb09dd0aa62/1488922923532/IMG_8920.JPG Welcome - Toyon berries Heteromeles arbutifolia A widespread California native, supposedly giving name to the town of Hollywood https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bf2842ff7c5007c993a0cc/1488922772624/IMG_0883.JPG Welcome - Artist Conk Ganoderma applanatum Interesting hard bodied mushroom, you can draw on the white bottom of it or boil it down for a long time to make a medicinal tea. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bf27d5e6f2e1726b45ba63/1488922681369/IMG_0870.JPG Welcome - Chanterelle Cantharellus Big year, they returned to spots we haven't seen in four years of drought! A bit water logged, but still delicious and easy to recognize! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bf276cdb29d64f40fe96e3/1488922566179/IMG_0858.JPG Welcome - Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides Also known as Black Chanterelle, but tastier and easy to preserve. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc840cd0f68842cdc6b57/1488921883030/IMG_1725.JPG Welcome - Kale patch and Climbing Rose Kale never quits here! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc831725e256ad44e797b/1488921856486/IMG_1724.JPG Welcome - Rose The old climbing rose putting out new growth while the Plum blossoms. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc8245016e1ddd034cace/1488921797500/IMG_1714.JPG Welcome - Hugel Bed In the background with trellis. Bed built with Sepp Holzer in 2013 during his first visit to California. Trellis by local builder Tom Anderson from fallen redwood branches. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc817725e256ad44e7733/1488921685487/IMG_1711.JPG Welcome - Plum Our plum tree was planted near the house that washed away in the El Nino of 1998. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc80e6b8f5b88ec565c96/1488841401605/IMG_1706.JPG Welcome https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc802db29d66bb3c550d5/1488841405624/IMG_1697.JPG Welcome https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7fe2994ca1d9275970d/1488921637870/IMG_1690.JPG Welcome - Rosemary Bees love the purple flowers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7f1d2b85732538c9ead/1488921612900/IMG_1688.JPG Welcome - 'Californian lilac' Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Also known as Blue Blossom Ceanothus. Native, endemic to the area. Awesome bee plant and nitrogen fixing! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7e715d5db65361fee3f/1488921472544/IMG_1647.JPG Welcome - Pacific Hound's Tongue Cynoglossum grande Cheerful native announcing Spring... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7e003596ebcd8a9cea6/1488921310019/IMG_1642.JPG Welcome - California Honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula Not fragrant, but good for the butterflies and birds, and has amazing dried vines which are beautiful for crafts   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7d329687fbb36dc1e19/1488920547386/IMG_1637.JPG Welcome - Not Black Trumpet! Still waiting for a proper identification though. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7cc1e5b6ce566409c9c/1488920519486/IMG_1635.JPG Welcome - Witches Butter Tremella mesenterica Looks like the rains have taken their toll. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7c8ebbd1ad2e8f05264/1488841589703/IMG_1632.JPG Welcome - French Broom An aggressive pioneer plant which fixes nitrogen and provides nectar, but which we try to keep from spreading much. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7b12994ca1d92759087/1488841536130/IMG_1627.JPG Welcome - Horsetail The first tender shoots, good time to harvest for medicinal use. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc798e6f2e1592cbe0226/1488841505683/IMG_1625.JPG Welcome - Willow shoots We had to cut the aging trunk because it threatened to topple onto parked cars. Nice to see its regrowth! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc794e4fcb597a2537eb9/1488841348628/IMG_1618.JPG Welcome - Asian Plumb in blossom https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/t/58bf2c9dbebafb56b89de6bc/1488923874192/_DSC9246+copy.jpg Welcome https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/t/58c0f82fe6f2e14660c1b714/1489041457653/IMG_3768.JPG Welcome https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/t/60aa8f13a76f4b34a41a4214/1460383471905/ Welcome https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/t/5702f1d3cf80a1095e605f29/1621885130487/IMG_0479.JPG Welcome https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/t/57093d212b8dde64de0cd64e/1460223313090/horsetail+sprouting+2015.JPG Welcome https://www.mcreekcamp.com/inseason daily 0.75 2017-03-08 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/t/58c08028bf629af21502b8f9/1488841348628/ In Season - Asian Plumb in blossom https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc794e4fcb597a2537eb9/1488841348628/IMG_1618.JPG In Season - Asian Plumb in blossom https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc798e6f2e1592cbe0226/1488841505683/IMG_1625.JPG In Season - Willow shoots We had to cut the aging trunk because it threatened to topple onto parked cars. Nice to see its regrowth! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7b12994ca1d92759087/1488841536130/IMG_1627.JPG In Season - Horsetail The first tender shoots, good time to harvest for medicinal use. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7c8ebbd1ad2e8f05264/1488841589703/IMG_1632.JPG In Season - French Broom An aggressive pioneer plant which fixes nitrogen and provides nectar, but which we try to keep from spreading much. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7cc1e5b6ce566409c9c/1488920519486/IMG_1635.JPG In Season - Witches Butter Tremella mesenterica Looks like the rains have taken their toll. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7d329687fbb36dc1e19/1488920547386/IMG_1637.JPG In Season - Not Black Trumpet! Still waiting for a proper identification though. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7e003596ebcd8a9cea6/1488921310019/IMG_1642.JPG In Season - California Honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula Not fragrant, but good for the butterflies and birds, and has amazing dried vines which are beautiful for crafts   https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7e715d5db65361fee3f/1488921472544/IMG_1647.JPG In Season - Pacific Hound's Tongue Cynoglossum grande Cheerful native announcing Spring... https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7f1d2b85732538c9ead/1488921612900/IMG_1688.JPG In Season - 'Californian lilac' Ceanothus thyrsiflorus Also known as Blue Blossom Ceanothus. Native, endemic to the area. Awesome bee plant and nitrogen fixing! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc7fe2994ca1d9275970d/1488921637870/IMG_1690.JPG In Season - Rosemary Bees love the purple flowers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc802db29d66bb3c550d5/1488841405624/IMG_1697.JPG In Season https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc80e6b8f5b88ec565c96/1488841401605/IMG_1706.JPG In Season https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc817725e256ad44e7733/1488921685487/IMG_1711.JPG In Season - Plum Our plum tree was planted near the house that washed away in the El Nino of 1998. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc8245016e1ddd034cace/1488921797500/IMG_1714.JPG In Season - Hugel Bed In the background with trellis. Bed built with Sepp Holzer in 2013 during his first visit to California. Trellis by local builder Tom Anderson from fallen redwood branches. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc831725e256ad44e797b/1488921856486/IMG_1724.JPG In Season - Rose The old climbing rose putting out new growth while the Plum blossoms. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bdc840cd0f68842cdc6b57/1488921883030/IMG_1725.JPG In Season - Kale patch and Climbing Rose Kale never quits here! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bf276cdb29d64f40fe96e3/1488922566179/IMG_0858.JPG In Season - Black Trumpet Craterellus cornucopioides Also known as Black Chanterelle, but tastier and easy to preserve. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55b7bb43e4b0ff9349ed1ddc/572916dc2b8ddea2b3c7ba4d/58bf27d5e6f2e1726b45ba63/1488922681369/IMG_0870.JPG In Season - Chanterelle Cantharellus Big year, they returned to spots we haven't seen in four years of drought! 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