The Tamron Tailgate Tour is coming to Samy’s Camera.

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Samy’s Los Angeles location – 431 S. Fairfax Ave
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Pro Photo Expo and Conference – April 2-3, 2016!
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CANON EXPO 2015 NEW YORK
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Thursday September 10, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Exhibition and Industry Seminars
Friday September 11, 2015
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Exhibition and Industry Seminars

REPORT FROM THE FIELD
March 11, 2015
Mary Wilson

POPPY RESERVE

Poppy Trail North Loop – Flowers in bloom are: Filaree, Fiddleneck, scattering of Poppies, Suncups, Fringe Pod, Goldfields, Owl’s Clover, and Cream Cups.
Poppy Trail South Loop—Flowers in bloom are: Poppies, Filaree, Fiddleneck, Slender Keel Fruit, and tiny Forget-me-nots.
Tehachapi Vista Point Trail – Flowers are on Filaree, Slender Keel Fruit, tiny Forget-me-nots, Pygmy-leafed Lupine, Locoweed and Grape Soda Lupine.
Lightning Bolt Trail – Poppies are in bloom but there are still young plants that have not produced their first flower bud. The more mature poppy plants are starting to form their seed pods. Instead of just a poppy here and there you can now see nice patches of orange. Along the trail the following plants are starting to bloom: Lupine, Blue Dick, Fringe Pod, Wild Parsley, Forget-me-nots (there is a hillside of white on the north side of the trail), Rattlesnake Weed, Lacy Phacelia, Slender Keel Fruit, Fiddleneck, Filaree (starting to produce seed pods), Red Maids, Silver Puffs are starting to open their yellow flowers, California Asters have new leaves at the base of the plant and Wishbone/Four-o’clock have new green leaves but no flower buds as yet. Bunch grasses have new blades. When going up the trail, look to the west and you can see Fairmont Butte begin-ning to turn yellow with Goldfields.


Antelope Butte Trail – The trail has not been cleared of vegetation but still walkable. Poppies, Goldfields, Slender Keel Fruit, Filaree, Fiddleneck, Silver Puffs, and Pygmy-leafed Lupine.

Valley Vista Point Trail – Flowers in bloom are: Filaree, Fiddleneck, Poppies, Blue Dick, Goldfields, Slen-der Keel Fruit, a nice area of Forget-me-nots with Poppies at the top of the vista point, Pygmy –leafed Lu-pine, Mustard, Evening Snow, Suncups. There is a nice view of Fairmont Butte with Goldfields spreading up the butte and to the east there are patches of Poppies and Goldfields. There is a lot of Cheat Grass in this area and it is going to seed.

Antelope Trail North Loop – Flowers in bloom are: Fiddleneck, Filaree, Goldfields, Poppies, Slender Keel Fruit, Mustard, Blue Dick, Silver Puffs have the yellow flowers and a few have gone to the puff stage, few Lacy Phacelia, Forget-me-nots, and Pygmy-leafed Lupine. A few of the more mature poppies are forming their seed pods. The smaller poppy plants may produce one or two flowers and the even smaller plants are starting to wilt and not producing any flowers. Found a yellow poppy.
Antelope Trail South Loop – Flowers in bloom are: Fiddleneck, Filaree, Goldfields, Poppies, Slender Keel Fruit, Mustard, Blue Dick, Silver Puffs have the yellow flowers and a few have gone to the puff stage, few Lacy Phacelia, Forget-me-nots, and Pygmy-leafed Lupine. Did fine a few Owl’s Clover.
Picnic Trail – Filaree, Fiddleneck, Goldfields, Poppies, and Slender Keel Fruit..

OBSERVATIONS:
Mourning Doves, 10 Horned Larks, Ravens
Painted Lady Butterflies, Darkling Beetles
Side Blotched Lizards
Not seeing any of the black soft-winged beetles in the poppies

Photo: Baby Blues Eyes, Portal Ridge Wildlife Area

WILDFLOWER SIGHTINGS NEAR RESERVE
Avenue K from 70th St. West to 110th St. West – has fields of Fid-dleneck and the brighter color yellow are Goldfields. There are patches of Poppies.
Lancaster Road to the Poppy Reserve there are Poppies, Gold-fields, Fremont Pincushions, Fiddleneck, and Davy Gilia.
Davy Gilia
Shea’s Castle – Avenue H/San Franscisquito Fairmont Road. There is a nice showing of orange Poppy and yellow Goldfields on the hills to the west. There are annual and perennial poppies. There are yel-low fields of Goldfields and a brighter yellow are Coreopsis. Also in bloom are Filaree, Pygmy-leafed Lupine, Fiddleneck, Silver Puff blossoms, Comet Blazing Stars, tiny Forget-me-nots, Wild Rhubarb, Forget-me-nots, Tidy Tips, and Desert Dandelion. When you come to the gate entrance you will see a sign showing “Castle Ranch” continue on the road past the gate entrance look to the south west and you will see the castle from the road. This is private property. Comes out at Munz Ranch Road.
Munz Ranch Road – Fiddleneck, Filaree, Poppies, Desert Dandelion. South of Marker 2.62 there is a nice showing of Coreopsis, Poppies, Blue Dick, Pygmy-leafed Lupine, Fremont Pincushions, and fur-ther up the road are Wooly Paintbrush. This area has both annual and perennial poppies.
Elizabeth Lake Road –Coreopsis, Desert Dandelion, Lupine, some Poppies, Blue Dick, Tidy Tips, Lacy Phacelia, and Fremont Pincushions.
Three Points – There are peach trees starting to bloom. There are some Poppies, Goldfields, and Line-ar-leafed Goldenbush.
245th Street West Wash – Davy Gilia, Goldfields, Filaree, Grape Soda Lupine (grape soda smell is pretty strong), some Poppies, Brown-eyed Primrose, and tiny Forget-me-nots.

Portal Ridge Wildlife Area – there are Poppies, Goldfields, Linear-leaf Goldenbush, Fremont Pin-cushions, Tidy Tips, Coreopsis, Hairy Lotus, Forget-me-nots, Suncups, a tiny purple Gilia, and Baby Blue Eyes.
Baby Blue Eyes
170th St. West – Nice patches of Goldfields intermixed with Poppies, Fiddleneck, and the purple you see are Davy Gilia.
Avenue D (Hwy 138) – There are Goldfields and Poppies from 170th St. West to 110th St. West. A nice showing at 140th St. West.
Johnson Road – Poppies, Globe Gilia, Pygmy-leafed Lupine, Forget-me-nots, Slender Keel Fruit and Globe Gilia
California Poppies & Globe Gilia
60th Street West—Godde Hill Road—the aqueduct area. Comet Blazing Star, Lupine, Pygmy-leafed Lu-pine, Fremont Phacelia, Hairy Lotus, Tidy Tips, Suncups, and Goldfields.

Feb 12, 2015

The poppies are out. No big fields of them yet but they can be seen along Lancaster road between Munz Ranch Road and the Poppy Reserve.

Also, I have heard but not seen that they are on the 14 between Acton and Santa Clarita.

Happy flower hunting!

2015 Photography Event – Saturday, February 21, 2015 ​Photo Opportunity: ​Before the area was opened to the public as Descanso Gardens, the land was an oak forest. In the late 1930s and 1940s, when newspaper publisher E. Manchester Boddy was building his estate called Rancho del Descanso, he planted thousands of camellias in the shade of the oaks to provide blossoms for the cut-flower industry. Those camellias, and others added in later years, continue to thrive. ​Today Descanso Gardens is home to North America’s largest camellia collection. The Camellia Collection boasts rare and familiar camellias and has been designated an International Camellia Garden of Excellence by the International Camellia Society. Camellias at Descanso bloom from autumn to spring, with the most dazzling floral display in winter, from January through February. Descanso Gardens will hold their annual “Camellia Festival” (a show of the best camellia flowers of the season) the weekend before and the weekend after the Chapter Photo Event. Event: • Program/Schedule Admission to Descanso Gardens for Saturday, February 21, will be free for those registered to attend. Speaker: • Steve Burns, “Photo Enhancement for Reality & Creativity,” sponsored by Wacom Sponsors: • Steve Kurtz, Bay Photo Lab Photo Walk-About: On Friday, February 20th from 2:30 pm until 4:30 pm there will be a photo walk-about in Descanso Gardens to “Shoot to Composite.” The Walk-About will be led by Saturday’s speaker, Stephen Burns. Members must register for the Walk-About when registering for the event in order to receive further information regarding this activity. Those attending need to pay the Descanso Gardens admission (General $9, Seniors 65 and over $6). Participants will be asked to submit some of their Walk-About photos to be posted on the Chapter web site following the event. Event Location: ​Descanso Gardens 1418 Descanso Drive La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011 Maps and Places to Stay: • Descanso Gardens • Driving Directions • GPS Location • Places to Stay near Descanso Gardens: Glendale & Pasadena Area Activities: • Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011; 9 am to 5 pm (last entry 4:30 pm); 818-949-4290; Admission $9, Seniors 65+ $6; the American Horticultural Society (AHS) reciprocal gardens program enforces a 90-mile exclusion policy, therefore, if you are attending from beyond 90 miles and belong to an AHS garden, your admission is free; Free Parking. • Boddy House at Descanso Gardens; 10 am to 4 pm except Monday; free with admission to the Garden. • Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens; 10 am to 4 pm except Monday; Exhibition: Seeing the Light, January 11 to April 5, 2015; free with admission to the Garden. • The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108 (15.3 miles from Descanso Gardens); Friday 12 pm to 4:30 pm, Sunday 10:30 am to 4:30 pm; 626-405-2100; Admission: Friday $20, Seniors 65+ $15, Sunday $23, Seniors 65+ $18; Free Parking. • Exhibition: Bruce Davidson/Paul Caponigro: Two American Photographers in Britian and Ireland at The Huntington; November 8 to March 9, 2015; free with admission to The Huntington. • The Arboretum, Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden; 301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91007 (17.6 miles from Descanso Gardens); 9 am to 4:30 pm; 626-821-3222; Admission $9, Seniors 62+ $6; Free parking.

Good morning,

The Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park is offering the Fine Art Photography Class on Friday, September 19 – Sunday, September 21, taught by Ralph Nordstrom. This class offers a camping option with the instructor at the Lost Horse Campground, an isolated and spectacular campsite that is not found on the park map!

Kevin Wong

Program Coordinator, Desert Institute

Joshua Tree National Park Association

760-367-5539

www.joshuatree.org

It rained a bucket or two last night so the Poppies should last a little longer. The best place to see them are at the Poppy Reserve.