March closes out with a new moon on the 31st and midday high tides in the five-foot range. Mid-April will bring the first of the annual meteor showers as the Lyrids make their appearance.
It is fully wildflower season. Pierce Point Road has an amazing super-bloom of fiddlenecks (Amsinckia intermedia), dense clusters of tiny golden-yellow curls on the west-side stretch near the McClure ranch. In Coast Miwok tradition, the leaves of this plant, known as…