Happy Nature Photography Day!

The North American Nature Photography Association sponsors Nature Photography Day on June 15 every year.

I actually didn't know about this until June 16, and as I was traveling to Portland, Oregon, on the 15th, I wasn't out in nature on the day, so I'll cheat a little and present a sampling of images I've taken in nature on the days leading up to Nature Photography Day!

Calochortus luteus, Yellow Mariposa Lily
Skaggs Springs Road, near Healdsburg,
Sonoma County, California

Monardella villosa ssp. franciscana, Coyote Mint
Sneath Lane Trail, SFPUC Watershed,
adjacent to Sweeney Ridge,
Golden Gate National Recreation Area,
San Mateo County, California

Postelsia palmaeformis, Sea Palm
Salt Point State Park, Sonoma County, California

Oak Woodland
Forest Highway 7, Mendocino County, Mendocino National Forest, California

Fritillaria recurva, Scarlet Fritillary
Forest Highway 7, Mendocino County,
Mendocino National Forest, California

Clarkia rubicunda, Farewell to Spring
Edgewood County Park, San Mateo County, California