Megabytes

You may have noticed the bright new image at the top of my blog page. This magnificent cerulean-hued flower is Ceanothus Dark Star. Each April, our backyard is dominated by the striking color of this tall bush from its position in the southeast corner of the yard.
According to “Pigments through the Ages” website, the name “Cerulean blue” comes from Latin caelum = sky. At the Las Pilitas website, I learned that another name for this ceanothus is Small Leaf Mountain Lilac. Dark star is a showy Ceanothus with tiny leaves and round flower clusters; and grows 6 ft tall and eight ft wide.
As an astronomer, I appreciate its name, Dark Star. Though, if the stars of the night sky were truly dark, they wouldn’t be seen. On the other hand, there are many areas of the sky that are dark and worth looking at. The dark rifts of the Milky Way, for example, are enjoyable to gaze upon.
But I am off on too many tangents. Back to the image in my blog header – After experiencing how simple it was to change the image and manipulate the text, I intend to do so on a regular basis. Watch for a new header image in June. Will it be a glimpse of our cherry tree or one of our many roses?