Time to head inland and see what’s blooming in the arid hills of the southern Diablo Range (these sunflowers are Coreopsis bigelovii)
Paintbrush (castilleja subinclusa) and Yucca whipplei
Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum) and Goldfields (Lasthenia gracilis?)
Pincushion (Chaenactis glabriuscula)
Camissonia boothii
Chia (Salvia columbariae) & Paintbrush
Plumed Jewelflower (Streptanthus insignis)
Saxifraga californica
Fiddlenecks (Amsinckia menziesii) and some colorful lichen
Wallflower (Erysimum capitatum)
Yucca whipplei prepares to bloom
A white Chia among the blue
Color-challenged flowers were something of a trend – here’s a white Blue Dick
A profusion of blue Orobanche uniflora
Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
Crinkled Onion (Allium crispum)
Owls Clover (Castilleja exserta)
A yellow spider on a Blue Dick
Paintbrush detail
Xasáuan Today 
Gorgeous, XT. The plumbed jewel flower must be really tiny, if the lupine leaves are any indication. Such a wonderful introduction to wildflower identification. I have a color challenged lupine I will post when it blooms. Albinos.