Haze, not Purple

Ocotillos on a hill

Dr. K had an early appointment so it was just Willow and me on the morning trek.  We did our usual.  Recent rains have resulted in more plants flowering, including creosote bushes, barrel cacti, White-thorn Acacia, Desert Unicorn-Plant (aka "Yellow-flowered Devil's Claw") and Nipple Beehive Cactus.

Gnarly old ocotillo

Desert Unicorn-Plant (Proboscidea althaeifolia)

Barrel cactus budding

Willow on shade break

White-thorn Acacia

View from the middle branch arroyo

Small barrel cactus with a few buds

Big Bang (actually an extruded creosote with lens flair

Hiking too early to catch the Nipple Beehive Cactus flowers