Jefferson Boulevard in bloom!

Time to enjoy the beautiful display of California Poppies in bloom ...many thanks to Dena Kirtley our City Arborist for her work to hand seed the poppies around our town!

Spring Fever

Beware of spring fever--even these garden fairies seem ready to succumb to the romantic notions that occur in the Spring.

Trivia: Anthropologists have suggested that spring fever may have developed over the course of human evolution. They point out that early humans often spent winter in a state of near-hibernation. Then, when spring arrived, they would enter an active period of intense hunting, gathering and procreating.

Jump Shot

Pick up basketball at Summerfield Park.-

Off Road Bikers

The Dirt Bikers enjoy the trails by the Port of Sacramento.

Our Giving Tree

Our Giving Tree and the children have become best friends. The tree always provides the children with what they want: branches to swing from, shade to sit under, leaves for the silkworms and small twigs to roast marshmallows.

Skateboard Artistry

Showing off for the camera on a lovely spring day! Debbie caught this great shot of rider in mid air with the basketball hoop behind him.

Trivia: The modern skateboard originated in California in the late 1950's. By the mid 1960's they were mass produced and sold throughout the United States. Some say that the skateboard was created directly from the adaptation of a single roller skate taken apart and nailed to a 2x4, and that it was often surfers looking to recreate the feel of surfing on the land when the surf was flat.

Biz Johnson Trail-Lassen National Forest

Becky Munn May sends this first days of spring photo from Susanville. The Bizz Johnson trail traverses a beautiful remote area that’s inaccessible by roads, so there are no cars, no noise, and no crossings! It is named for U.S. Congressman Harold T. 'Bizz' Johnson, who pioneered the Rail/Trail legislation. This trail runs from the town of Susanville, west approximately 25 miles to the town of Westwood.

Bridgeway Island Wild Mustard Field

The red-winged blackbirds were busy flying in and out of this patch of wild mustard in West Sacramento's Bridgeway Island area last weekend.

Spring Day in Okarche,Oklahoma

Debbie's friend Pam sends this photo of an unexpected snow storm on a spring day in Okarche, Oklahoma.

Trivia: The town is best known for Eischen's Bar, the oldest bar in the state of Oklahoma and famous for its secret recipe fried chicken. The name of the town is derived from parts of three words, Oklahoma (OK), Arapaho (AR), and Cheyenne (CHE).

Spring Day in Highlands Ranch, Colorado

My cousin Norm sends this photo of a spring day in Highlands Ranch, Colorado--

Trivia: Highlands Ranch, just 12 miles south of Denver, offering almost 300 days of sunshine per year, was in the Louisiana Purchase when it was sold to the United States in 1803.

Spring Day in Cedar Crest, New Mexico

My cousin Sue sends this photo of a spring day in Cedar Crest, New Mexico. This photo was taken on March 27 and it is 18 degrees. While I'm writing this post it is a beautiful sunny day in West Sacramento.

Trivia: Just minutes from Albuquerque, Cedar Crest in on the Turquoise Trail National Scenic Highway and is home to the Museum of Archaeology & Material Culture.

Spring Day in Grass Valley

Charise sends this photo of her snow frosted yard in Grass Valley on these first days of spring.

Little League Parade of Floats

The Annual West Sacramento Little League Parade --it was a chilly day but the parade went on as scheduled.

A Spring Day in Poulsbo

My cousin Marlo sends this photo she shot yesterday of the marina in historic Poulsbo, Washington. Overcast and cold in their neck of the woods, they wait for signs of spring....If you look out over the bay, you will see the woods where the infamous Cullen Family roams.

Trivia: Poulsbo, Washington, with a population of 7,840 is located in the northern part of Kitsap County and is 4.5 square miles in area. Liberty Bay, originally called Dog Fish Bay, and the majestic, snow-peaked Olympic Mountains to the west induced the Scandinavians to settle in Poulsbo because the area was so similar to the fjords of Norway.

West Sacramento Little League Opening Day

Kathye B. sends this photo of Mollee the dog watching his person's opening day game at the West Sacramento Little League Park and below are the cousins ready for action.

Signs of Spring: Marguerite Daisys in Bloom

Florene sends us these photos of her Marguerite Daisys-- first signs of spring in her yard.

Capitol Park Bicyclers

These bicyclers enjoyed the lovely weather and beautiful trees in bloom at the Hyatt on L Street in Sacramento.