Clouds and Flowers

Saguaro

Ocotillo

Sweet Acacia

Rambling Milkweed

See more skies from around the world at Skywatch Friday. 
Enjoy the weekend!

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Butterflies

These are a few of the first butterflies I noticed around here this spring:

Desert Orangetip

Golden-Headed Scallopwing

Spring Azure

Spring Azure

Dainty Sulphur

Painted Lady

Painted Lady

Have a great week!

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Spring

Betsy Grant created this video with nature photos from my blogs and her original piano music.  I find Betsy's music particularly soothing, like gentle rain in the desert, and I trust you will enjoy it as well...

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Green

Have a nice day!

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Birds and Berries

These pictures are from February 29th when Cedar Waxwings, Desert Mistletoe berries and Western Bluebirds were observed on a mesquite tree at Sabino Canyon. There are still some berries left but the waxwings and bluebirds have probably migrated by now.

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Desert Museum

Here are just a few of the many wondrous things to see at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum:

Aloes and other succulent plants

javelina sculptures

wildflowers such as these penstemons

prairie dogs

Beautiful views all around!

coyote

organ pipe cactus

cactus wren on saguaro ribs

bighorn sheep

trails to explore

bobcat

Mexican honeysuckle

The drive along the way to the museum is scenic too.  I thought the sky looked pretty that day, these clouds reminding me of wildflowers:

view from turnout on Gates Pass Road

Have a great week!

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Our World

Hello! Here are some pictures taken on nature walks over the last two weeks of clouds, flowers, bunnies and birds found in my corner of the Sonoran Desert.  I hope you have a wonderful week. :)

Desert Chicory

Mosaic notes

row 1: Redstem Filaree, Lupine leaf shadow on granite,  Western Bluebird
row 2: Fairy Duster, Coulter's Lupine, Parry's Penstemon
row 3: Anna's hummingbird, Globe Mallow, Desert Cottontail

Linking to Our World Tuesday a great place to enjoy and share pictures from around the world.

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