Last Saturday was absolutely perfect for a few hours of wandering around our Desert Museum. I even had the opportunity to see the last raptor show of the season. Apparently, the birds don’t want to perform in 100+ degrees. 🤔🤷‍♀️ The weather and sun warmed my body and my spirits, and my camera captured a…
Tag: Desert Flowers
Spring flowers come early!
January and February rains painted our desert beautiful colors! Enjoy them now, before they’re gone! “Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair.” ~ Susan Polis Schutz “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.” ~ Ernest Hemingway “Spring is nature’s way of…
Big Bertha Torch Cactus
Hope is not a resting place but a starting point – a cactus, not a cushion. ~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr. The photo below is from a different plant (same species), back in the shadows. I like how it came out. And just for fun, I found this quote. Just proving, if you want to…
Encelia Farinosa: commonly known as Brittlebush
This morning I headed to a nearby hiking/park area for more outdoor exercise, and to see what spring flowers were blooming. The amount of sprouts and blooms were amazing. Because the sky was overcast, and a lot of the flowers were small, I was challenged in capturing their full beauty. Currently most predominate was the…
peace of life today 