Somewhere along highway 101 on the Northern California coast, near the Redwoods National Park. The scenery is so blissfully beautiful along this stretch of highway, as you're surrounded by towering redwoods for quite a while. The dancing and shifting of sunlight shining through these beauties is quite magical and memorable. I was content just to drive through and admire the beauty along the way, deciding to pass on stopping at the National Park, and save it for another time. However, I couldn't NOT stop at some point, and immerse myself in this forested wonderland. So I chose a random pull off and trail head to get a more intimate look at their majesty. I hiked for only about a half of an hour, and it sure didn't take long, or much effort to be overcome with excitement and joy from this immersion. Sometimes it takes only a moment to slow down, be present and allow for immersion in the beauty that surrounds.
Stumbled across this field of sunflowers while driving along hwy 79 south in Temecula, CA. The flowers were a bit sparse, and there weren't too many that were fully bloomed. I focused on this lonely guy, with the perfect blue sky as the backdrop. You can see the sparsity & the wilted flowers on the plant in the background.