Fhelsing's Fotothing

Visiting the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Park
East Bay Region, California, near Oakland and Berkeley
Monday, January 30, 2012

This manzanita is starting to shed its flowers: the white specks on the pathway look like hail or little stones, but they are flowers.

In a few weeks, there will be edible berries on this bush. The California Indians used to gather the fruits.