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The dry, summer in California has dried out the grass on the golden hills.  Here are some photos in black and white of some plants I previously photographed.  The plants had small white blooms in the early summer.  Now all is brown and crispy.

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Here is the second photo in its original golden brown.

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Here is a photo from early this summer showing the white blooms.

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Dublin, California.  September 2018 (with one photo from May).  All photos original