May 2015: Spring pictures: all of them? - Yes: 1) Hills and plains are covered with brown grass near Livermore because of California's drought. 2) A flowering dogwood [Cornus] (Hartriegel) seems to be a sign of spring in California. 3) Budburst at Lake Merced / Yosemite NP. 4) Willows in bloom along the Merced River / Yosemite NP.
