Tag: Ventura County

Foxtails

Foxtails

Foxtails are the seeds of a local wild grass.  They are sharp and pointed, and manage to disperse themselves on the winds or by transportation.  They can work their way into your clothes without your knowing it, are uncomfortable against your skin, and seem to work their way into everything.  If you have a dog, keep it out of the foxtails – they have been known to bore into skin and cause infections.  Not pleasant to be around, but they are really lovely backlit, with their slender stalks and foxtailish shape.

Across the Valley

Across the Valley

Oh, how much easier it would have been to get the view by road!  Instead, a steady uphill slog of about a mile, with twists and turns and changing views.  The pool of water in the distance is a reservoir, and it looks pretty good from here.  Others in the area could be dried out in four years, and then what will we do for water?  Even now, with rain in the forecast, California is still suffering from the effects of a long drought and poor water regulation.  And climate change.