Reporting from sunny warm dry Northern California where it looks like in many places it is going to be the driest calendar year on record and where in a lot of localities there have been a string of no burn days because of the air quality. And there is still fire danger which normally is not so much a concern this time of the year. I surveyed my garden and there are a lot of things in bloom. Some of them are usual for this time of the year. One that isn't is Calochortus uniflorus which has been blooming for months. Sadly one of the local forester is taking advantage of the lack of rain and working today in spite of the holiday. All of these are in bloom although a few are finishing and others starting: Brunsvigia grandiflora Calochortus uniflorus Canarina canariensis Crocus laevigatus 'Fontenayi' Cyclamen balearicum, Cyclamen coum, C. persicum Cyrtanthus mackenii Daubenya zeyheri Delphinium luteum & Delphinium nudicaule Gladiolus priorii Haemanthus deformis & Haemanthus paucifolius Iris unguicularis Lachenalia bulbifera Massonia jasminiflora, Massonia pustulata Narcissus romieuxii Orthrosanthus chimboracensis Oxalis compressa, Oxalis glabra, Oxalis luteola, Oxalis obtusa, Oxalis purpurea, Oxalis versicolor Pelargonium sidoides Romulea hallii Strumaria discifera ssp. bulbifera Tristagma uniflorum Triteleia ixioides ssp. unifolia Mary Sue