I'm going to read ahead to find out what happens with your ankle!

I'm looking forward to our trip to PR on a couple weeks

Do a backflip!

Nice shot! Looks like a good sized coyote.

That looks like my cousin, the Dogpacking Cycling Cowboy.

We have a large population in the backyard.

No problem! I’m surprised myself, but there’s no doubt that I’ll easily blow past 100 in our month in Portland.

What a great slide show!
Losing contact like that is scary!
I never thought that you would have 100 bird sightings before you leave for Italy, but now obviously you will!

Pretty!

You'd probably win your bet, or at least Google Lens agrees with you.

I'm sure Bill Shaneyfelt will be along soon to correct me but how about either locoweed (which evidently is a whole group of plants, per https://bonide.com/weed/locoweed/). Don't eat it, though:

"The term loco is from Spanish roots and generally means crazy in English. The signs of 'locoism' include aggression, hyperactivity, salivation, increasing miscoordination, seizures, and death."

or

Astragalus Nuttallii (Nuttall's Milkvetch)?

https://www.americansouthwest.net/plants/wildflowers/astragalus-nuttallii.html

According to the info in that link: "Astragalus nuttallii can be recognized by its white flowers, the vertical inflorescence, the relatively large number of leaflets (21 to 43) of its compound leaves and the location - plants are restricted to coastal areas, of central to north California."

Perhaps it's two faces of a single coin?

https://rockymountainsflora.com/details/White%20Long/Milkvetch.htm says:

"The Astragalus genus is very large and individual species are identified by their seed pod rather than their flower. Common names include Milkvetch and Locoweed, which is also used for the Oxytropis genus."

Before I ask Google I'm putting my money on some type of iris.

[checks Google Lens]

Dammit. Google's response is in Latin: Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis so I have no idea whether I was correct. Oh wait: when I click on a similar image in the search results it says it's "fodder radish" or wild radish. Dammit I wasn't even close. Mudder mudder mudder...

Next time you pass through that area in the winter, a stop at the monarch sanctuary in Pismo Beach is well worth it. One of the largest populations in the state.

I’ve never heard of sticky monkey flower, but that looks right. The Picture This app agrees with you, and shows images of both yellow and orange blossoms.

Not there specifically, but here and there in the vicinity. Every time I see one I marvel that they can really fly so far.