Early Summer

The Wilster

Willow and I took a regular hike on a very warm Thursday morning, following the usual route until three-fourths of the way up the right branch arroyo when we bushwhacked eastward onto the high ridge beside it.  We did that in order to photograph a couple of blooming yuccas that now have their flowers on display.  We saw several other nature enthusiasts during our outing:  Mrs. Basset and her hounds, a guy hiking a ridge east of us with his dog, and a runner heading south on LDR.  There were many birds and White-lined Sphinx Moths zipping around the desert while we did our trek; seems they all got word about the early summer weather, aka "heatwave."

Not quite blossomed out

Claret Cup in the middle branch arroyo

Scorpionweed and Claret Cups

Same Claret Cup as above

House Finch

Brewer's Sparrow

The rest: flowering yuccas on the ridge above the right branch