The recent rains followed by the emergence of the sun from behind the clouds set the stage for some beautiful views and a refresh for Mother Nature.
Enjoy a few moments caught in Orange and Tustin by one of our photographers.
Following days of rain, a dog pauses in Santiago Creek as it flows from the canyons through Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
After a few days of rain, the waters Santiago Creek flow across the road in Irvine Regional Park in Orange as visitors get out for an afternoon hike on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A honeybee flies to a rosemary bloom in a North Tustin garden after an early morning rain on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
After a morning rain, a honeybee lands on a rosemary bloom in garden in North Tustin on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A lone drop of rain rests on a wild radish bloom following a morning rain at Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Raindrops cling to an aloe vera plant following a morning rain in North Tustin on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
As a light rain falls, an egret walks through a grassy field as visitors approach at Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Following days of rain, the water of Santiago Creek flows from the canyons through Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A light rain falls as an egret makes its way across a field as a visitor passes by at Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Following a light morning rain, a wet red-tailed hawk takes flight from the top of a sycamore tree at Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A honeybee lands on a blooms of a wild cucumber following a morning rain at Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
As a light rain falls, a dog waits patiently in a van for its owner to return at Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
After nearly three days of rain, an egret walks past a picnic table at Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Following days of rain, the clouds part and the hills begin to turn green once again in this view looking east toward the Cleveland National Forest from Irvine Regional Park in Orange, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A honeybee lands on a rosemary bloom in a North Tustin garden after an early morning rain on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
