FESTIVAL, NO FLOWERS; POPPY GALA GOES ON WITH FIELDS MOSTLY BLOOM-FREE.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Although the poppies aren't blooming A condition with older CCD devices that causes distortion at the pixel level. It occurs when the electrical charge created exceeds the storage capacity of the device and spills over into adjacent pixels. Newer CCDs incorporate anti-blooming circuitry to drain the excess charge. See CCD. at their peak, springtime weather came just in time Saturday to create wonderful conditions for the eighth annual California Poppy California poppy: see poppy. California poppy Annual garden plant (Eschscholzia californica) in the poppy family, native to the western coast of North America and naturalized in parts of southern Europe, Asia, and Australia. Festival. Unusually cold weather earlier in the week combined with strong winds and rain had organizers worrying, but calm, sunny skies Saturday were perfect. ``More than everything, the weather cooperated,'' said Bob Greene This article is about the modern journalist and author. For the personal trainer and fitness expert, see Bob Greene (fitness guru). For other persons named Robert Greene, see Robert Greene (disambiguation). Robert Bernard Greene, Jr. , assistant director with the city of Lancaster The City of Lancaster (2002 population: 133,914) is a local government district with city status in Lancashire, England. Its main town is Lancaster, from which it obtained its city status. Other towns in the district include Morecambe, Heysham, Slyne, and Carnforth. Parks and Recreation Department. `We're very pleased. We were worried about the wind and rain, and here it's just gorgeous.'' The festival, held in honor of the California poppy, which was selected in 1903 to represent the state, takes place at Lancaster City Park and will continue today from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Typically, organizers would direct festivalgoers to the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve is a California wildlife reserve located in the rural westside of the Antelope Valley in northern Los Angeles County. Constitutionally, it is a state park. Its namesake is the state flower, the California Poppy. , but this year the poppies have not bloomed, leaving the field mostly barren bar·ren adj. 1. Not producing offspring. 2. Incapable of producing offspring. barren see infertility. barren adjective Gynecology Infertile, sterile, fruitless, inconceivable . Last year during festival time poppies could be seen throughout the valley, organizers said. ``It was a really good year,'' said Greene, adding that the festival attracted 62,000 people, the most in its history. ``We have poppies blooming all over our valley. This year, we just don't have the blooms.'' ``Timing is everything,'' Greene added. ``They may come three weeks later.'' Arthur Gonzales, 31, who attended the festival with his son, daughter, mother and sister, said that he had already visited the outskirts of the poppy poppy, common name for some members of the Papaveraceae, a family composed chiefly of herbs of the Northern Hemisphere having a characteristic milky or colored sap. reserve. ``There's not that many, but they're there,'' said Gonzales, who viewed some of the flowers along the roadside. ``I love the flowers. They're beautiful.'' Gonzales said that he has attended previous festivals and enjoys browsing at the different booths and watching the entertainment. ``I've always had a good time,'' Gonzales said. ``The weather is nice today. It's a great day to be in the park.'' Taking advantage of the weather and taking a break from household chores, Joan Gonzales, 53, of Acton came to the festival with her husband. Sitting on the grass alongside a new exhibit, the two had a picnic as they enjoyed some festival food. ``We were doing a lot of work and thought we would get out,'' said Gonzales, adding that this was the first time she had attended the festival. ``This is great. They have a lot of interesting things here.'' This year's festival brought some new attractions including a traveling millennium museum, the Poppy Pavilion and a climbing rock. ``Our goal is making sure to keep our quality up and improve the attractions,'' Greene said. The event generates a lot of positive comments. We're pleased to be a part of this.'' SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Lancaster City Park 43011 10th St. W. Today Noon - Frank Graves and The Master's Plan, Agape agape In the New Testament, the fatherly love of God for humans and their reciprocal love for God. The term extends to the love of one's fellow humans. The Church Fathers used the Greek term to designate both a rite using bread and wine and a meal of fellowship that included Men's Fellowship Choir 2 p.m. - Steve Reid's Bamboo bamboo, plant of the family Gramineae (grass family), chiefly of warm or tropical regions, where it is sometimes an extremely important component of the vegetation. It is most abundant in the monsoon area of E Asia. Forest 4 p.m. - Kevin Eubanks Kevin Tyrone Eubanks (born November 15, 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is an American jazz guitarist who has been the leader of the Tonight Show Band with host Jay Leno since 1995. Noon-5 p.m. Musica Mas Caliente Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for seniors ages 62 and older and children ages 6 to 12. Parking is $2. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos, Box PHOTO (1--Color) A B-2 bomber flies over Lancaster City Park on Saturday to start the California Poppy Festival. (2--Color) Michelle Murray offers poppies Saturday at the California Poppy Festival, which continues today. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News BOX: SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (See text) |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion