Fourth of July at Kakiat

July

Before I enjoyed a terrific family barbecue today, I headed over to Kakiat Park in Montebello.

It being a holiday and all, I’d promised the dog some quality time at her favorite park. Seriously, of all the parks we hit, she seems to love Kakiat the most. I think it’s due to the decent number of other dogs that visit. She seems to enjoy socializing with the other canine visitors. (But if I try to talk to somebody for more than 30 seconds, she carries on, tugs the leash, gives little barking noises, anything to get my attention and continue with the walk – or should I say, HER walk.)

Spring flowers have vacated the park, but some new summer species are starting to arrive.

Here are two I saw today.

Unfortunately, I can’t locate my thick “Audubon Guide to Wildflowers” just now. A look through my thinner “Peterson First Guide to Wildflowers” suggests the first flower is a hedge bindweed, a member of the wild morning glory family. I had no luck finding a possible ID on the second, but hey, it’s a nice looking species. I’ll try digging up the ID tomorrow, after I’ve had a chance to hunt for my Audubon guide.

This entry was posted on Friday, July 4th, 2008 at 11:35 pm by Laura Incalcaterra.
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