Finding flowers

It's my mission to find wildflowers. Visions of Kai and Nina running in meadows blanketed with poppies...
I found something at least. Jepsun vernal pools, a small piece of land recently preserved. 95% of California's wetlands have been destroyed; this represents what used to be. It was a short 1/2-mile path through some curious rolling terrain. We could see Mt. Diablo in the distance. Kai ran, ran, ran down the path while Nina plodded along and plopped herself down in the middle of blankets of what I think were golden nuggets. She could have entertained herself for a long time with the flowers and tall grasses. Kai just wanted to run and find water.
At the end of the walk, I was distracted by Nina eating gravel in the road, only to turn around and fine Kai trying to swim in a small puddle in the road. Gross.
We drove back to Sac along the levee, so reminiscent of Louisiana but instead of sugarcane we see vineyards, pear and almond trees. Drove through fields of wind turbines - one of the most awesome things I've ever seen. The things are gigantic.