Santa Cruz Island revisited

I had been here once before in August 2008 - approximately a decade earlier. But what a difference the Springtime makes! The first time it was a "rugged geological wonder baking in the sun" : https://pigatschmo.blogspot.com/2008/08/those-channel-islands-that-santa-cruz.html. This time it was bursting with life, which included carpets of fresh grass and wildflowers as well as a four-legged surprise...