MARTINEZ, CA – MARCH 19: California poppies in bloom on a hillside at Hidden Lakes Park in Martinez, Calif., on Friday, March 19, 2021. Tomorrow is the first day of Spring. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
Blooms of every color beckon as warmer weather arrives with the first day of Spring. Staff photographer Jose Carlos Fajardo spent his time between assignments searching for flowers blooming across the Bay Area. Spring starts today and ends June 20. Here are his images of flowers in bloom.
MARTINEZ, CA – MARCH 9: Mustard flowers bloom in an open space as clouds cover the sky at Martinez Park Reserve in Martinez, Calif., on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) WALNUT CREEK, CA – MARCH 4: Rebecca Busler, of Moraga, picks flowers from a field of mustard plants with her daughter Zelda Busler, 2, while enjoying a sunny afternoon at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Thursday, March 4, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) MARTINEZ, CA – MARCH 9: Mustard flowers bloom in an open space as clouds cover the sky at Martinez Park Reserve in Martinez, Calif., on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK, CA – MARCH 11: A bicyclist rides down North Gate Road as the evening sun shines on the hillside at Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, Calif., on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK, CA – MARCH 11: California poppies are bathed by the evening light while on a hillside on Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, Calif., on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK, CA – MARCH 11: The evening sun shines on the low lying hills of Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, Calif., on Thursday, March 11, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) WALNUT CREEK, CA – MARCH 15: A daffodils is in full bloom at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Monday, March 15, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) DAVIS, CA – FEB. 27: Almond trees blossom in an orchard on County Road 95 in Davis, Calif., on Saturday, February 27, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) MARTINEZ, CA – MARCH 10: Mustard flowers glow bright yellow as the evening sun baths them with light at Hidden Lakes Park in Martinez, Calif., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK, CA – MARCH 8: California poppies bloom on the side of a hillside as storm clouds approach on Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, Calif., on Monday, March 8, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) MOUNT DIABLO STATE PARK, CA – MARCH 8: Storm clouds approach the hillsides of Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County, Calif., on Monday, March 8, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) MARTINEZ, CA – MARCH 8: Mustard flowers are bathed in evening light as the sun begins to set behind the clouds at Martinez Park Reserve in Martinez, Calif., on Monday, March 8, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) MARTINEZ, CA – MARCH 19: California poppies in bloom on a hillside at Hidden Lakes Park in Martinez, Calif., on Friday, March 19, 2021. Tomorrow is the first day of Spring. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) WALNUT CREEK, CA – MARCH 15: Daffodils are in full bloom as the afternoon sun is partially blocked by clouds at Heather Farm Park in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Monday, March 15, 2021. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
