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| Devil's Head (note how this young specimen is nearly caged by thorns) |
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| Classic canine pose |
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| The trail forward |
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| An older Devil's Head swelled with rain |
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| Torrey Yucca (a second in the distance) |
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| If it looks like rain you're right (we got sprinkled on) |
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| On the road around the mountain |
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| The Franklin Mountains near El Paso in the distance |
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| What used to be a two-domed observatory (windstorm destroyed the other) |
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| Across a wide expanse of Chihuahuan Desert |
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| Organ Mountains |
4 comments:
Is that a classic canine or a classic pose(or both)?
The tumescent barrel cactus you photographed looks like it's going to burst.
The conditions you describe are par for the course here in the humid East, but I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. I got a sweaty t-shirt here on Sunday just from walking to the compost pile and filling the bird feeders--then Kali and I went for a walk and got really soaked from the inside out. We had a strong cold front move through on Sunday night (incredible lightning and thunder for 1 hour), but it ushered in really nice days on Monday and Tuesday (today).
It's so interesting the way that cacti swell with water.
Scott:
Classic canine and classic pose. I definitely remember what those humid days are like, and I recall the blissful relief of a nice cold front moving in. Enjoy! (I hate when people say that.)
:)
They're all puffed up with rainwater, Dr. K. Guess they've got to fill up as much as possible when they get a chance.
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