March winds nearly blew me off Bernal hill last night–flapping my scarf in my eyes and doing a very bad number on my hair. But this beautiful butterfly kite couldn’t find a decent breeze. Despite the efforts of 2 parents and 4 kids, the butterfly bombed.
His owner was left with nothing to do but hold him as Mom and Dad turned their attention to a much less attractive Angry Birds kite.
March is also wildflower month in Northern California, so Maria and I took our annual hike on the Ring Mountain.
We hoped to spot the rare Tiburon Mariposa Lily, found only on Ring Mountain.
photo by Tom Hilton
Instead, when we first arrived we were greeted by numerous Oakland Mariposa Lilies. They are prettier in some ways–pinker and not so hairy- and also considered rare. 
Ring Mountain’s other joys are wide open views of the Tiburon Peninsula and San Francisco to the South. From a picnic spot at the base of a jumbled rock pile, this was my view. Maria kindly posed to add scale and some St Patrick’s day green.
St Patrick’s Day, 2013
Ashley Wolff 