American Ballet Theatre

Leili scored High Honors with the American Ballet Theatre

Another Cheeseboro Morning

Cheeseboro Canyon, Agoura Hills, California

National Park Service

Typical  June morning at Cheeseboro Canyon...overcast marine layer. Only Californias would understand.

As usual for this time of year I arrive at 6am for my volunteer duties and and take a short hike before opening up the information trailer in this urban park

This little bunny thinks that he can hide from my lens.

Purple Sage along the trail. As the summer progresses this tough plant will maintain the bare minimum of foliage to survive the summer heat.

A little closer view of this survivor. The beauty of it's flower gives us no hint of it's pending summer ordeal.

There...down between the trees is my trailer where I will, as I have done for the last ten years, greet visitors and be the eyes and hears for the National Park Service rangers.

As I settle in for the anticipated rush of hikers, bikers, runners and assorted odds and ends I take advantage of the last early morning hours to have a cup of tea by the information trailer and talk to my leafy friend. I've come to know this beautiful Valley Oak very well. We've had many good conversations over the years. Yes...she does talk to me but that's our secret.