Now that the Poppy
Reserve’s visitor Center is closed until next year and the spring’s wildflower
season is drawing to a close, it’s probably a good time to summarize what
happened this spring. Unfortunately, the lingering aftereffects of a medical
treatment I had to undertake prevented me from visiting the Reserve after
mid-March so I missed almost the entire poppy season this year.
All of the
readers who were fortunate enough to have visited the Reserve this spring know
what I missed. Thanks to NASA this statement is not completely correct; more on
this a little later.
With
the Poppy Reserve’s “official” weather station accessible through the internet,
I was still able to keep track of the Reserve’s weather even from home and can
therefore make some comments on how this past winter’s weather likely impacted
the Reserve’s resulting spring wildflower displays....
To read all of Mike's June report and find out about the remarkable photo above, please download the PDF below:
