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Post by drocknut on Apr 5, 2015 18:09:26 GMT -5
I was out in the desert yesterday with rockhobbit and got some good pictures of the flowers blooming. Seem to be a lot of the yellow daisy looking ones this year. The ocotillo and smaller cactus are blooming too but haven't seen any buds on the saguaro yet. These were taken with my cell phone camera since my other camera is acting up and wasn't handy.  Saguaro with brittle bush and creosote in bloom  Lots of different flowers  Unidentified purple flowers  Desert sunflowers  Cactus (beavertail I think) and fairy dusters  Ocotillo  Prickly Poppies (I think)  Desert Lupine These are blooming in my mom's yard.  Mallow  Mesquite tree  Palo Verde tree The flowers aren't as profuse as I've seen in other years but still putting on a good show this year. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 5, 2015 18:31:04 GMT -5
Very pretty  Thank you. My daffodils only started popping up like a week ago. One day it was 70's and that evening we had a freeze warning. I think winter is finally clearing out, though. Thank goodness. |
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Post by Pat on Apr 5, 2015 18:58:30 GMT -5
I love the desert, especially when in bloom. Thanks for the show!
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Post by orrum on Apr 5, 2015 19:05:06 GMT -5
Awesome Diane! Susan said we gotta stay to see the desert bloom next year!
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Post by Sabre52 on Apr 5, 2015 19:05:24 GMT -5
Wow! beautiful pics. I too am a big desert flower fan.....Mel
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Post by fantastic5 on Apr 5, 2015 19:07:56 GMT -5
Very pretty!
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Post by drocknut on Apr 5, 2015 23:35:53 GMT -5
I'm not a desert person but I do like it better when it is blooming. Makes it look more hospitable.
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Post by snowmom on Apr 6, 2015 6:01:18 GMT -5
beautiful! Does it smell good too? It looks absolutely exotic. Love the ocotillo!
robins finally arrived last week, and leaf buds are beginning to fatten but not near opening yet. 1 inch of snow on the ground right now and more coming. Supposed to be in the 40's later this week. Nothing coming down stays at this time of year. Nice to see the desert all dressed up! Thanks for the show.
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Post by drocknut on Apr 6, 2015 17:29:56 GMT -5
Snowmom, it depends on if you are in an area with cattle how nice it smells...lol. I do think the palo verde smell nice.
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Post by snowmom on Apr 7, 2015 5:26:53 GMT -5
LOL drocknut. |
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Post by radio on Apr 7, 2015 7:44:52 GMT -5
Pretty pics. Thanks!
I sure miss making the trip to the Cady's and beyond a couple times every year :-(
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Post by stephan on Apr 7, 2015 17:10:42 GMT -5
I always like lupine. The ocotillo is very interesting, too. i remember seeing it growing by the roadside when we went to Arizona last year, and wondering what it was.
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Post by drocknut on Apr 8, 2015 13:26:36 GMT -5
Stephan, I like the lupine too although the ones down here don't smell like the ones we have in Montana. I remember one year I was up camping at Crystal Park and the campground had lupine blooming all over. It smelled so good. That Ocotillo is definitely distinctive.
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Thank you. My daffodils only started popping up like a week ago. One day it was 70's and that evening we had a freeze warning. I think winter is finally clearing out, though. Thank goodness.
