For those who think the desert is brown and dead (Phoenix: house, garden)

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by Lee151

You usually miss flowers like these from the car. You need to be walking to see them.

I love the "carpets" of Mexican poppies! Doesn't happen every year, but when it does it's soooo beautiful!







I have my own pics and they're so pretty, but not handy. 2001 (if I'm not mistaken) was an awesome year for poppies!

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by PG77

Wow! Awesome pics

Finally found a whole site with absolutely gorgeous pictures of wildflowers!

Mojave Desert Wildflowers Photos

[Jammie]

Those are so nice. I had no idea there were many flowers in the desert. I thought it was full of cactii.

[Captain Bill]

Originally Posted by sierraAZ

I love the "carpets" of Mexican poppies! Doesn't happen every year, but when it does it's soooo beautiful!







I have my own pics and they're so pretty, but not handy. 2001 (if I'm not mistaken) was an awesome year for poppies!

Great pictures, thanks

Bill

[Baja Boomer]

Let's not forget the critters. Here is a cactus wren at its nest up at Starr Pass



Here's a little bunny wabbit, also at Starr Pass, in the early morning.



Here's one of the "wild" burros in Oatman



And here's some awesome thunderheads building up over Rio Rico, south of Tucson.

[Captain Bill]

Great photos Baja Boomer

Bill

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by Baja Boomer

Let's not forget the critters.

Oh, bunnies made their way here, too! I love bunnies. We have a lot of these guys in the backyard of my office:



I've always called them chipmunks, but they're ground squirrels, I guess... Not sure what exactly the difference is. They're cuties with never-ending appetite! Of course, I didn't think they were so cute when they chewed up some wires under my hood once, but oh well...

Their bigger cousins, the prairie dogs, are always a huge hit in the Desert Museum.

[Synopsis]

The Desert has a very special beauty all its own. Thanks for the pics.

[sierraAZ]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

The Desert has a very special beauty all its own. Thanks for the pics.

He-he, now that we're in a bragging instead of whining mode , let's show off our sunsets, too!









And some snow to boot!



Last winter we had some snow sticking overnight down in Tucson. It was more like ice than snow but nevertheless quite unique occurrence. I did see one snowman, though. We have this souvenir in the tourist shops called "AZ snowman" - it's a globe full of water with a hat, a nose, etc. floating in it.

Before this snowfall, since I live here it snowed only once for about 30 minutes on Easter of all times. At first I thought the postcards of cacti covered with snow were fake.

[Huckleberry3911948]

beautiful beautiful post. when i get some rep points i will give you some.
i love the desert scene in "the hulk" where he is looking at plants like this.
a tribute to the beauty of the dessert.
thanks a nice morning treat.