Buggy and Hot

Hot, dry and buggy

78F at 7:20 a.m. when Willow and I set off on our trek, 87F when we finished at 8:40.  It was hot and buggy out there, and we took plenty of shade and water breaks.  We stuck to our regular hike with no additional distance due to the heat.

After our outing we drove down Tellbrook to take a look at the fire that consumed the dilapidated A-Frame; the damage was quite extensive as evidenced by the photos below. How long will it take to remove that eyesore I wonder, and who will do the work?

Willow, Willow, Willow

Our favorite small Soaptree in the left branch

Willow and her shadow

The only ocotillo flowers I saw today

Triple barrel cactus

Willow in the middle branch

Pathetic prickly pear

This & next:  Tortugas and the Organs

This & next 3: Desert Spiny Lizard head down on yucca stalk

Last 4:  burned out A-frame