Spring Is On The Way: North Bay Photo Of The Day

PETALUMA, CA — Patch reader Karen Pettit took this beautiful photo at Aztec Dahlias, a farm on E. Washington Avenue in Petaluma where 400 varieties of the flower are grown.

Thanks so much for sharing, Karen! What a lovely visual as we await spring's arrival in the North Bay ...

Fun Fact

"Andreas Dahl (after whom the plant is named) regarded it as a vegetable rather than a garden flower, but interest switched from the edible tubers to the blooms when the first varieties with large, double flowers were bred in Belgium in 1815," according to Theflowerexpert.com.

It's Your Shot: Pictures You Take and We Share

Have you got the next incredible photo? If you have an awesome photo of nature, breathtaking scenery, kids caught being kids, a pet doing something funny or something unusual you happen to catch, we'd love to feature it on Patch. We're looking for high-resolution images that reflect the beauty that is the North Bay, and that show off your unique talents.

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So, bring 'em on. Not selfies. Not here.

Send your photos to autumn.johnson@patch.com and we'll post the feature on an occasional basis. Or — post it for free in our bulletin board section on the site, and we'll feature it up top. Be sure to also include when and where the shot was taken and any other details about what was going on.

Photo courtesy Karen Pettit