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| Had it been sunny we might have seen this Hedgehog Cactus in bloom |
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| Let me off this lead |
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| Free |
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| Tiquilia greggii (aka Plume Coldenia) |
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| This whole are is covered with Plume Coldenia |
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| More Plume Coldenia |
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| Healthy Ocotillos in a rainy desert |
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| Clouds pressing down on the Organ Mountains |
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| Range Ratany |
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| Another blooming Barrel Cactus |
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| Barrel Cactus flowers side view |
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| Those are the Organ Mountains out there |
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| Cloudy mountains |
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| Tortugas Mountain |
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| One happy hiker |
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| Small Barrel Cactus (I wear a size 11 boot) |
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| Devil's Head (not a Barrel Cactus) |
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| This is the kind of sprinkles that spat on us three-fourths of the time |
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| Don't know what this is (a flower coming out of a Prickly Pear?) |
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| Desert Zinnia |
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| A mound of Desert Zinnia |
3 comments:
So many blossoms in the desert. I really like the desert zimia.
Some great images today, Packrat. I like how the desert flora seems to grow in clumps rather than spread out; it's the the desert is studded with blooming pincushions.
The image of the pink and orange flower of the barrel cactus is really great. That's a keeper!
Whatever's coming out of the prickly pear fruit is really strange. You should follow the progress on that over the next few days if it's anywhere near a regular hiking route.
Rainy here today, too (Saturday), but sunny for Sunday--not that we can do much with Kali's foot out of commission.
Thank you, Scott. I'm perplexed about what's coming from the Prickly Pear fruit; I've never seen anything like it. The form is that of an emerging flower, but flowers generally precede the fruit. I will keep an eye on it.
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