Hello, everyone, No fires on the coast yet, but it is drying out. Calochortus tolmei (I think) is blooming like crazy long the ocean bluffs right above the water. Came across a very large patch just north of the enclosed shelter at Shoreacres State Park below Charleston. We have had rain off and on (now giving way to just cloudy days and fog) up until recently and many of the natives are looking very spiffy. At least it's cool enough that I haven't had to water the nursery stock every single night! Robin Hansen (Hansen Nursery) in Zone 9 in the wilds of Coos County, Oregon