Fog shrouded trees along Pelton Avenue in Santa Cruz Thursday morning as visitors to Lighthouse Field in Santa Cruz make their way through swaths of flowering wild radish and other plants.

Barking up the right tree: 80 photos were sent in by 15 readers displaying their skills with images of trees. Here are the top picks.

Photo taken: Dec. 5, 2024, at Belfair State Park in Belfair, Wash. Photographer’s description: “I used a Canon R6 Mark II with a Canon 14-35mm lens, set at 14mm, to capture this scene of early ...