Once on the ridge, Tilden goes down over the ridgeline to the east a little bit. The photojournalism class started at the Botanical Garden in the southern Alameda County part of the park (Berkeley), where you can see some energetically blooming desert wildflowers even though it's mid September. Then we went to the Little Farm, and hung out with the animals. In case you didn't know it, if you hang out with pigs, you will smell like one when you get home for several hours afterwards. So if you are expecting someone important to come over, it's best to shampoo and change clothes before dinner.
A Matje poppy is a tall, dramatic wide-spreading
plant, which you will need only one of to fill your
front yard.
Sticky Monkey-flower is native to this area. It
grows wild on bushes all over the place at
Point Molate and Miller Park.
This Blue Grandma was a new plant for me.
I don't know what this one is.
It looks like best friends are checking the map
on their way into Little Farm. Dogs must
stay on the leash.
The police are just around the corner if you need
them.
It was a good idea to bring lettuce to feed the cow.
She put her head up so we could get a good
look at her.
Mama pig has her own mama-pig-sized
wading pool. Piglets have to get along
without, until she decides she's had enough.
White roosters enjoy a dust bath.
The creek is still running, with overhanging
trees casting shadows from their branches.
The peaceful park is popular with moms and
youngsters. A large nature study center
is located in the Little Farm area.
