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Capping off a strange season, tradition returns: poppies and goldfields bedeck the borders of the dirt road on the Ridge. Crimson Columbine and the persistent Clay Mariposa Lily hold court. Later, Hayfields Tarweed covers the grassland, bobbing white flowers offering respite for pollinators until the next rain, its heady fragrance filling the air, its sticky tar covering any shoe that dares to venture near.

Baby spiderlings venture forth, blessed by the overarching legs of a watchful parent.