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Picture of blackberries, different stages, some very greenish red, to bright red to black. When they are shiny they are perfect and ready to be picked. This pic the berries are in the pine tree and blue sky in the background. — Beautiful blackberries ripe and ready to be picked.

We had an early blackberry season this year, maybe from all the rain. Almost all the blackberries are drying up except a few bushes in shadier areas.

Pictured a half gallon of perfect blackberries in a stailess steel metal bowl sitting on a metal chair with holes and painted white, which is a contrast to the blackberries. — Pictured my favorite bowls for picking are the stainless steel.

You can smell the blackberries in the air, and it has a scent of blackberry wine. The season is almost over, as it’s also getting cold at night.

Beautiful very ripe blackberries, in a portrait picture, they are hanging and each blackberry is very ripe, black and shiny, ready to be picked. A very green backdrop of blackberry leaves and also pine tree needles. — These are perfect blackberries. Right after I shot the photo I picked them.

So far, I’ve made some seedless blackberry jam, and froze some blackberries also. I plan to pick the last of the berries and make more jam.

Throughout the summer I have been taking photographs of the blackberries. I think they are great! I love the color combination of the red berries, and black and sometimes green.

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Bright orange poppy, California's state flower, typically light orange to bright orange as pictured here. — Orange poppy is the typical color of the California state flower.

Poppies are the state flower of California. The scientific name is Eschscholzia californiaca, California poppy, Californian poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, and cup of gold. The California Poppy is usually a light orange to bright orange color.

As a native of California, I have only heard of the California Poppy and Californian poppy. They are a drought tolerant flower, which could be why you can see them all they way down to Mexico.

California poppies grow everywhere in California spring, summer, and fall. They have a very bluish pale green for leaves, with very odd shapes. This type or color of greens is called glaucous which is a waxy white film over the plant. And you can wipe it away.

Beautiful bright pink and white poppy called rose chiffon poppy in California, a pink rose color with white in the center, and the bluish green background of the glaceous leaves. — Beautiful variation of the orange poppy called Rose Chiffon

This year in my flower garden some volunteer poppies came up. Right in the edge of the rock garden. I was so pleased. Then, a pink with white poppy began to bloom. It is called “rose chiffon” poppy.

Two California poppies one is the regular bright orange color. The other is a very light bright pink and white, this is a chiffon rose poppy, both in the same garden and volunteers! Amazing! Pictured is the orange and rose chiffon with a grey rock background and the glaucous leaves in the forground. — Beautiful orange California Poppy and a Chiffon Rose California Poppy a variation that is pink and white.

Pale yellow colored California poppy called lemon bush. — Lemon Bush colored California Poppy

Then a pale yellow colored poppy popped up, this is called lemon bush poppy!

How amazing!

Bright red colored California poppy called Dali, bright red petals and orange inside, same glacous bluish green colored stem and leaves. — Dali California Poppy a red colored variation.

And then to my surprise, another color popped up!

Bright red! This one is called, Dali poppy.

All of these beautiful poppies in the same spot in my garden! I have only seen the pale yellow and orange poppies, never pink or red! What a lovely surprise!

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Blackberries in Trinity County, California

California Poppies the State Flower