Bad Bad Air

Yellow, blue and purple flowers

We don't know where the smoke was coming from--northern New Mexico, perhaps--but the air was atrocious this morning during our hike.  Nevertheless, Dr. K, Willow and I did the entire trek.  We could feel the smoke in our lungs, though it wasn't overly irritating; still you wish you didn't have to breathe that type of pollution on a morning outing.

White-winged Dove

This & next:  5 White-winged Doves

This & next:  Desert Marigolds

This & next:  really ripe prickly pear fruit

Barrel cactus buds, some flowering

Post-hike heeler