Cool Before the Heat

Starting here

Becca and I did a moderately-long trek west of Tortugas Mountain this morning, and we enjoyed the cool weather.  We have a heatwave heading our way that's supposed to push the temperature into the low 90s by Thursday.  Becca and I ran into our pal Jimmy on the way back to the trailhead, and he and I chatted for a while about a book we read and enjoyed:  Eugene Manlove Rhodes's Pasó por aquí, which, according to Jimmy, is one of the top 25 books of its genre.  In 1948 a movie was made from the book--Four Faces West--which I watched recently on Amazon Prime.

Going all the way down there

Resting here (no, the stick isn't in my mouth)

Prickly Pear flowers

Prickly Pear

Prickly Pear

Sparrow on an Ocotillo

Soaptree Yucca flowers

Half-assed attempt to bloom or eaten petals?

Prickly Pear

Pink flowers are Cholla blossoms in our yard

Smaller Cholla in our yard

Prickly Pear on our property

Tree Cholla in our backyard