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| On the Crosscut Trail |
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| Ocotillo at the ranch leafing out |
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| Flower of "Blind" Prickly Pear Cactus and occupant |
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| Blind Prickly Pear and blossom |
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| Flowers of the Desert Willow (Chilopsis linearis) |
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| Cane Cholla |
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| A mass of Cholla |
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| Red Yucca |
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| Ole Curved-Bill Thrasher at the watering hole |
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| Barrel Cactus |
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| Mesquite Tree on the front 40 |
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| Desert Willow tree |
5 comments:
Why is the Red Yucca caged, Packrat?
When Kali and I visited Las Cruces, we stayed at a nice B&B in a subdivision north of town. They had huge gardens surrounding the house, many of which included roses and other non-desert plants. The B&B was nice, but the gardens were so water intensive; I prefer your choices--by far! I hope we get to visit some time after we become Westerners.
Beautiful golden barrell! 😉
Scott:
The Red Yucca is caged, I'm almost embarrassed to say, because in the past some voracious packrats have snacked on it. When we first moved to El Paso we completely Xeriscaped our property; sad to note that the people who bought our house took out the desert landscape and replaced it all with lava rock. It would be great for you and Kali to visit when you make the move West--or even before for that matter. Love to have you.
"Beautiful golden barrel," indeed, Caroline. I wonder who gave it to us as a gift.
:):)
It's nice that the desert willow is blooming.
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