PATTERNS AND TONES

I was born in the land of Oaks. Oak Land. I've always had an affinity with Oak trees for as long as I can remember. Sometime I feel like the Oaks are my ancestors.  Recently, I attended a wedding up in Los Gatos. Driving north from Los Angeles, we cut over on Highway 152 . Although I have lived in California my entire life, I had never taken this route.  It was a real pleasure to discover yet another lovely path in our country size state, that was lined with our mighty Oaks.  As we wove our way through the valley, I was in awe of the great swaths of Oak woodlands dotting the hillsides, congregating in gullies or standing majestically in solitude surrounded by dry bunch grass at their feet. I felt like I was home... I've always marveled at the many different types of Oak trees I have seen throughout California. I know my evergreen Canyon and Coastal Live Oaks but identifying the 20 other native species takes a specialist! A few of my favorites are the Valley...