Better not to think about all that while out here among the mesquite and live oak and mountain laurel and cactus flowers.
From the chron.com
Pristine oak woodlands on the side of a mountain with views past Portmeirion to the sea.
From the guardian.co.uk
Look for one of the last nesting spots of the elusive Eleonora falcon between Cala Luna and Cala Sisine, backed by mountain walls and holm oak.
From the independent.co.uk
Surrounding hills are filled with cactus, wild buckwheat, sagebrush and chaparral of scrub oak, buckthorn and mountain mahogany.
From the ocregister.com
Nest-building Burmese black mountain tortoises relax in piles of freshly cut oak, sycamore and bamboo.
From the latimes.com
The slopes of Guadarrama mountain range are cloaked in dense forests of Scots Pine and Pyrenean oak.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In addition to tsunamis, earthquakes and nuclear power plant meltdowns, the hills that surround the city are full of rattlesnakes, mountain lions, ticks and poison oak.