The First Surprises
The recovery after the burn holds one surprise after another. The first surprise was how quickly the thistles started growing back. They didn’t even wait for rain. It only took a few weeks and they were sprouting.
The second surprise was how quickly the grasses came up with just a couple of inches of rain. And they’ve been nurtured with additional rain and are growing rapidly and spreading.
With the grasses growing the color combination of the hills was rapidly becoming green and black, not a combination of colors that I found particularly appealing. The colors looked harsh. I longed for the more familiar greens and browns typical of Southern California hillsides in spring (at least when we’re not in the midst of a drought year).
Well, as they say, be careful of what you wish (or long) for. You just might get it.
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