• Poppies and Butterflies 2019

We've been hearing a lot about the Super Bloom ten miles up the freeway in Lake Elsinore off of Lake Street, but we have a modest version of a Super Bloom here in Wildomar too.

Families descend on Wildomar poppies that are near Salida Del Sol.

At the same time there has been [what seems to be] millions of butterflies traversing Wildomar on their migration north. I first noticed swarms of Painted Lady Butterflies Tuesday and their flow hasn't subsided yet. Below you'll find a few smartphone shots I made of them.

This Painted Lady is pretending to be a poppy.

If I don't move, you won't see me.

Resting for a few seconds before continuing the journey north.

An in action shot as it takes off, (or was it landing?)

This honey bee wanted to be blogged about too.

I've prepared a 2 minute video that gives a drone's eye view of the poppy field. It's set to some upbeat, early rock 'n roll style music. There is a brief glimpse of what the field looks like in Summer for a contrast.

If you take a look at the 2017 super bloom blog (link) you'll see there were more flowers then... but if we get more rain this season, who's to say.

I'm also including the 2017 video I created for that blog. No drone footage, and no RnR either. Just steady shots and nature sounds. It runs less than 2 minutes.

Here is a link to "10 Fascinating Facts About Painted Lady Butterflies" if you'd like to learn more about them.

If this is what the lineup of cars looks like on a school day, what is it going to look like on a Saturday?

Here is a look at the super bloom taken in the hilly areas that overlook Lake Mathews.

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Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.
– Voltaire

Wildomar Rap has rarely been compared to a musical, but I can see the argument.

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