Ant Bite

Mutant cholla

Poor Willow.  Not exactly a pleasant hike for her this morning.  She got bitten by an ant about halfway through the trek and was plagued with a stinging bite for the duration.  Lots of stopping to lick her paw, but we kept her moving so we could get home and give her a dose of Benadryl, which has, in the past, always worked fairly quickly to relieve symptoms.  Now--late morning--she seems to have pretty much recovered.

Willow and Dr. K (pre-bite)

Down near the Tellbrook Arroyo

Stinging Serpent plant (Cevallia sinuata)

Cactus bee on Stinging Serpent (Cevallia sinuata)

White-winged Doves on ocotillo branches

Willow (post-bite)