Friday Trio

Huge Soaptree Yucca with multiple flower stalks

66F when Dr. K, Willow and I hit the trail this morning.  It felt warm, but not as much as yesterday.  We're headed for a high of 91F this afternoon.  We followed our regular route today seeing some interesting desert denizens along the way:  a Gray Hairstreak butterly and a Crissal Thrasher.

This & next 2:  Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

This & next:  Crissal Thrasher (Toxostoma crissale)

Willow and Dr. K

Some ocotillo leaves are yellow already

Willow paying attention

Stinging Serpent plant (Cevallia sinuata)

Artsy house finch pic