November’s and December’s Vividly Colorful Sunsets and sunrises are no accident. This is the time of year when high cirrus clouds, often the precursors of storms, sweep through our area with some regularity. When cirrus …
November 15, 2021
Tarantula venom is less powerful than a bee’s.
Posted October 13, 2017
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High cirrus clouds, low-angle sunlight mean best sunsets
The floss silk tree and tarantula spiders
The Floss Silk Tree, a conspicuous “autumn bloomer” here and there around San Diego, has been showing off its pinkish or purplish, hibiscus-like flowers for at least a month now. The broad, heavy trunks of …
October 19, 2020
Cuyamaca's poplars, Palomar's oaks, docile tarantulas
Autumn Color in San Diego County’s mountains reaches its greatest intensity in late October and early November. The forested heights of Palomar Mountain are especially colorful right now. Black oaks on Palomar’s rolling uplands will …
October 14, 2017