Flowering

Waning Crescent moon, 28% illumination

Willow and me on the morning hike today.  It was still a bit chilly out there so I wore my gloves for two-thirds of the trek.  Most notable thing about the outing was the Claret Cup Cactus that was blooming in the middle branch arroyo; this specimen is often the first we discover flowering in our section of northern Chihuahuan Desert.

Headed down LDR-A arroyo

Spectacle Pod in sunlight

Long view across the desert floor

This & next:  blooming Faxon Yucca

Willow the noble heeler

This & next:  Claret Cup Hedgehog Cactus

Desert Evening-primrose (Oenothera primiveris)