A Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), bedecked in red berries and green leaves, stands beneath a spreading Valley Oak (Quercus lobata), generously bedecked with mistletoe. On the ridge beyond, the bare twisting branches of Blue Oaks (Q. douglasii) mix with the darker-green canopies of Coast Live Oaks (Q. agrifolia var. agrifolia). A cross rules the far summit, above DeAnza College. Fog lies beyond. Serpentine rocks rest in the foreground grassland. Pale sunlight washes over the scene. Birding Transect Trail, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. 10/26/2021, 9:05 am.