First Sun in Days

In the upper flatland

The sun shone brightly this morning, the humidity was sky high, and the three amigos got baked during our desert hike.  We trekked up to First Arroyo, went in for a short respite, and then headed back.

We saw no other nature enthusiasts in our area today, and that's understandable; who wants to broil under the desert sun?

The best part of our outing was getting back into the waiting CR-V and cranking the air conditioning up for the ride home.

White-winged Doves

Acacia

White-winged Dove on a Soaptree Yucca

Clouds around the Organ Mountains

Dayflowers

The mesquite that provides shade

This & the next:  same butterfly on flower

Frio expecting a rock to move

First Arroyo

How green the desert is

Barrel Cactus

Frio and Willow on the long dirt road