A couple weeks ago I was one of a few people interviewed by a Wall Street Journal reporter for a lifestyle section article on Southwest wildflowers that appeared in last Saturday's March 1 edition. Although the reporter talked with me about for about half an hour, I expected that would be condensed down to a sentence or three of anecdotal content within a mix of his story. Indeed was so and is a nicely written typical page and one-half piece fit for consumption by the general public. Probably the first and last time my name will ever be in ink in that national paper haha.
There are some major poppy displays visible from my backyard.....I'm trying to find out who owns this particular hill...so I can try to gain permission to hike up there. The poppies are sooooo much brighter than the fiddlenecks...they really stand out, even from a distance.
Posted by David Senesac on March 5, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Thanks Michael. Likely mainly due to my name being most prominent on web wildflower discussions over several years that a reporter simply found searching the web.
Those are usual words right out of my mouth haha, "who owns this particular hill" and "poppies are sooooo much brighter than the fiddlenecks". The cattle range lands of our foothill regions are so frustrating for we photographers. About everywhere we are stuck behind barbed wire all along the vast miles of lower Sierra foothills simply because those lands were long ago moved into private mainly cattle ranching hands and then more recently, explosive growth of rural housing developments. Sad and frustrating. I wish there was more effort bringing some of those better areas back into the public domain maybe thru land trusts. Some of the areas like those in Fresno County could arguably be a huge draw at this time of year at the same time the ochards are blooming. In fact they could set up a campground in one of those green hills, thigh deep in wildflowers above the city and I'd guarantee it would be filled. One of those landowners ought to put two and two together.
I'm not sure where I'm going next though your zone, south down to Bakersfield is calling me back. I'd like to get some orchard shots in and noticed it is peaking in Fresno areas right now. Unfortunately have to wait a few days for my film processed due to an issue at my lab. Will send you an email if making a trip your way. ...David
Posted by Nelcha Cross on March 6, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Kudos David,
I have had your article sent to me via about 4 different forums
The trees are already popping out up in the So.SF Bay/Sacramento area also....
So I would say just head out...
I would get out this weekend....
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4 repliesA couple weeks ago I was one of a few people interviewed by a Wall Street Journal reporter for a lifestyle section article on Southwest wildflowers that appeared in last Saturday's March 1 edition. Although the reporter talked with me about for about half an hour, I expected that would be condensed down to a sentence or three of anecdotal content within a mix of his story. Indeed was so and is a nicely written typical page and one-half piece fit for consumption by the general public. Probably the first and last time my name will ever be in ink in that national paper haha.
...David
There are some major poppy displays visible from my backyard.....I'm trying to find out who owns this particular hill...so I can try to gain permission to hike up there. The poppies are sooooo much brighter than the fiddlenecks...they really stand out, even from a distance.
Those are usual words right out of my mouth haha, "who owns this particular hill" and "poppies are sooooo much brighter than the fiddlenecks". The cattle range lands of our foothill regions are so frustrating for we photographers. About everywhere we are stuck behind barbed wire all along the vast miles of lower Sierra foothills simply because those lands were long ago moved into private mainly cattle ranching hands and then more recently, explosive growth of rural housing developments. Sad and frustrating. I wish there was more effort bringing some of those better areas back into the public domain maybe thru land trusts. Some of the areas like those in Fresno County could arguably be a huge draw at this time of year at the same time the ochards are blooming. In fact they could set up a campground in one of those green hills, thigh deep in wildflowers above the city and I'd guarantee it would be filled. One of those landowners ought to put two and two together.
I'm not sure where I'm going next though your zone, south down to Bakersfield is calling me back. I'd like to get some orchard shots in and noticed it is peaking in Fresno areas right now. Unfortunately have to wait a few days for my film processed due to an issue at my lab. Will send you an email if making a trip your way. ...David
I have had your article sent to me via about 4 different forums
The trees are already popping out up in the So.SF Bay/Sacramento area also....
So I would say just head out...
I would get out this weekend....
in gratitude,
Nelcha