Golden Fairy Lantern in Flower
Golden Fairy Lantern in Fruit
Yerba Santa on Black Point Trail, Mt. Diablo (May 2010)
Horned Lizard
Wind Poppies
Chaparral Broomrape
Baby Rattlesnake
Mosaic Darner
Whiptail Lizard
Gray Pine Nuts & Leaf Bundle
Separated by just 37 miles, the landscape of Mt. Diablo is as different from the landscape of Mt. Tamalpais as our inland climate is from our coastal climate. The difference in these landscapes puts me in mind of the differences among various internal landscapes, the inner worlds inhabited by individual people.
The inner landscapes we inhabit may have objective properties, but the way we see them, the way we react to them, and the stories we tell ourselves about them, are quite varied. Some people are content to remain within a very limited sphere of their inner landscape, and even believe that limited sphere is all there is. It would be comical if it wasn't so sad.
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