Well, that was quick! I basically drove non-stop for 3 days, but I'm happy to be back. And to welcome me back, the saguaros are even starting to bloom!
And the Palo Verde trees are blooming a bright yellow all over town, along with the red Ocotillo.
One day, I went on a short hike by the Superstition Mountains, but not much was blooming.
Then, a few days later, I hiked the Hieroglyphics Trail with my sister,
Barbara, "brother-in-law" Ron, and John and Carol of
5th-Wheel Wanderings.
The Cholla were blooming -
And the Prickly Pear.
I found a little spider friend in this bloom.
At the end of the trail, there are a lot of petroglyphs, and some pools.
I think the ancient mothers told their kids to make pictures on the rock to get them out of their hair so they could do the wash in the pools...
Ron, Carol, John and Barbara at the end of the trail.
While Abe Lincoln kept an eye on them.
I saw a bird that I couldn't identify from my bird books. Anyone know what it is?
Back home there was some lovey-dovey stuff going on behind my trailer.
It's so nice to be back in the desert!
Wonderful photos. The bird looks like a white-crowned sparrow.
ReplyDeleteI think that bird is a camp robber.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_robber
DeleteIs it a chipping sparrow? Although the black on your bird's head is darker than the image I found.
ReplyDeleteI love the blooms of the desert. We have always gone back north too early to see the saguaros in bloom.
ReplyDeleteI take it you prefer the desert to the East. LOL! Love the blooms and birds and the petroglyphs.
ReplyDeleteAwesome blooms---I love the desert I see why you call it home! I also think White-crowned sparrow his feathers are up a little on the head he seems to be trying to "scare" you away...Great photo!!
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the spider on the flower is really good!
ReplyDeleteWe enjoy that trail. Watch out for those snakes. Nice pictures of the blooms
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