It's Blooming in Phoenix!

After my cruise to Baja, I headed back to Phoenix for awhile until it got too hot. I did a day trip to the Desert Botanical Gardens. A photo at the entrance - those light green things are glass.

There are lots of cacti here, and a lot of them are blooming.

One of the prettiest is the Claret Cup Cactus.

Pretty!

The Saguaro were not blooming yet, but I did see one close relative, the Cardon, blooming.

And they had a Crested Saguaro, very rare.

The Palo Verde trees were in full bloom -

As was the Fairy Duster -

And the Yucca.

I met a new friend among the Palo Verde blossoms.

And when I got home, there was a Red-Tailed Hawk (I think) staring me down in the parking lot!