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Friday, July 25, 2008

Blooming Desert


On the trail with Research Associate Becca and Dr. K, we saw many interesting sights. In the photo at left the yellow band in the center is a swath of acacia in bloom.
This is a closeup of the acacia swath, whose fragrant flowers perfume the air.
Here are two different types of hedgehog cactus, with a devil's head peeking over the shoulder of the cactus on the right.
The soft projections with leaves on the ends will eventually become hard thorns on this ocotillo.
This irresistibly beautiful flower on the hedgehog cactus demanded to be photographed.

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