Flowers in Bloom

Morning sky

It was Willow and me on the trek this morning.  We had a semi-close encounter with the Basset people and their hounds when we were in the upper reaches of the left branch arroyo; they were descending the ridge just east of us.  Lots of braying (Bassets) and whining (Willow), but no direct contact.  Later we saw the Pickup Truck Lady and her dog heading north along the ridge where we spotted the Swainson's Hawk atop its favorite yucca.

This & next:  Swainson's Hawk atop yucca

Sitting Willow and her shadow

Same Swainson's Hawk, different perspective

Ocotillo and yucca

This & next:  Twin-leaf Senna

Ocotillo and Tortugas Mountain

Creosote flowers

 

Ocotillo flowers

Ocotillo flower

Feather dalea

Mormon Tea flowers

Willow in yucca shadow

Our favorite yucca fading fast

The most vibrant flower stalk of our favorite yucca

Awkward lie down

This & next:  Skeleton plant (Lygodesmia texana)

White Tackstem