Happy Saturday! It's overcast and cool so far today, and I took advantage of that to ride the JB Fletcher down to the Bolsa Chica Wetlands for a hike. Y'all are spared a lot of photos of egrets today, because my camera batteries died a few minutes into the hike. But I did manage to snap a few photos . . .

A pretty yellow bird that I will try to identify from my birdwatching books.

When I walked down a different path than usual, I found this stone plaque and the tree planted in memory of the mentioned gentleman. I would love to have someone do something similar for me after I am gone . . . a living tree planted in your honor is much better than just having a headstone in a graveyard in my humble opinion.

Back at home . . .all of the birdseed that is spilled from the feeder has resulted in some interesting foliage on my patio, including this corn stalk growing out from among my petunias,

but the hibiscus

and peruvian lilies

are doing well.

Not sure what the rest of the day will bring, but I look forward to finding out!