Almaden Quicksilver Wildflowers on Poppy Day, 4/6/21 by Ronald Horii
April 6 is California state holiday: Poppy Day.
https://statesymbolsusa.org/event/california/holiday-celebration-state-holiday-event/california-poppy-day
It's dedicated to the state flower, Eschscholzia californica, the California poppy. On April 6, 1903, the poppy was designated as the state flower. April 6 was declared to be California Poppy Day in 2010.

I happened to be in the Almaden Valley shopping, so I went to the nearest place where I knew there would be a lot of poppies: the Senador Mine Trail in Almaden Quicksilver County Park. Most of the wildflowers are around the site of the old Senador Mine. Mining activity has disturbed the soil in a way that seems to promote the growth of native wildflowers. This is actually one of the best places for wildflowers in the park.
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Here's park info and maps: https://www.sccgov.org/sites/parks/parkfinder/Pages/AlmadenPark.aspx
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Here are my pictures from this side of the park earlier this year:
Almaden Quicksilver North Side on a Warm Day, 2/22/21
https://tinyurl.com/ccppff5y
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Here are more of my pictures of Almaden Quicksilver: http://www.rhorii.com/#AQS
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This webpage has pictures of the flowers on the north side of the park: http://www.newalmaden.org/Wildflowers08/Wildflowers08-P2.html 
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