Did some sketching on Monday out at Point Pinole. I had never been there before, although now that I think of it I bet that I've passed through on Amtrak a few times. There are some nice views of the bay and some lovely wildflowers, like blue-eyed grass:
And lupine:
And lupine pollinators:
Long ago I remember going on a flower walk where the guide explained that each individual lupine blossom turns from white to red (or was it red to white?) once it has been pollinated, so that bees know where to go.There were also some old ruins of bunkers scattered around. This one makes me think of the Barrow-Downs...
I also got a few grainy pictures of shorebirds through my binoculars... it's harder than it looks! Here is some kind of sandpiper:
And a very blurry Clark's grebe.
