By Charly SHELTON
The Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve is in bloom, at least as bloomed as it’s going to get this year. There aren’t very many poppies this season because the winter wasn’t very wet, but there are a good selection of other wildflowers to brighten the hillsides of the Antelope Valley. Located just a few miles off the 14 Freeway in Lancaster, this makes a great little picnic trip for a half-day excursion.