While Doctorating in Davis...

UC Davis Arboretum Path

(3.5 miles from downtown Davis)

I would suggest you guess where this picture is taken, except that I already wrote Davis all over the title. I think this picture looks like it could have been taken in the Sierras, but it's actually part of the UC Davis Arboretum. This has become one of my favorite things about my school weekends. It's a very short running path, (and it's paved) but like I said before, it has beautiful plants arranged by California climate zones, all planted along a small water way--home to many mallards.

One of my best discoveries today was the "California Lawn" placard. Apparently my current lawn is really a very ecological "choice" on my part. Ha. What they don't tell you in the placard is that the foxtails can get in your dog's eyes... or throat... or ears. But at least I'm being ecologically sound.

Either way, I'm impressed with Davis' work on this path. It didn't even feel so hot this morning...