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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Couldn't Beat the Wind

Torrey Yucca flower stalk
We weren't able to beat the wind this morning, although it wasn't nearly as bad as it is now.  It's a hazy, dusty, sandy day right now.  It started to get really bad about an hour ago, and I think it's going to blow into the evening.  I usually take Becca into the arroyo beside the house in the early afternoon, but it's too bad outside to do that today.

Closeup of stalk close to blooming


Becca doesn't care about flowers

Floor of the desert

Across a great expanse of Chihuahuan Desert

Soaptree Yucca (left), Creosote Bush (right)

Old Soaptree Yuccas in a large arroyo


A top-only view of Tortugas Mountain


1 comment:

Dr. K said...

I'm glad you got your hike in before the bad winds came.

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