Yellows from the Bay marshes

A composition of yellows from the San Francisco Bay's salt marshes, the ever-closer shores nearby.

For this decorative commission in Silicon Valley, I chose to feature native tidal marsh and ecotone plants of the nearby San Francisco Bay, plus an endemic bird listed as an indicator species for the ecological health of the area: not a canary, but it serves that function.

The yellows of  Jaumea carnosa, Lasthenia glabrata, Juncus effusus, and common Yellowthroat, both invite and alert us to become more appreciative of our rapidly changing natural surroundings.