I’ve been told that we’ve had more rain this year than is normal for this area. Since it’s our first year here, I really have no idea what to expect. It didn’t seem like we received that much rain, but we received enough that the desert has decided to come to life…
These little flowers could be seen all over the place nestled in among the rocks. There were tiny white, pink, and purple flowers all over the desert.
I’m not thrilled with the way this one turned out, but I really liked this flower. I have no idea what it is, but it was so pretty. We saw several of them scattered around the desert terrain.
The prickly pear cactus are starting to get these buds on them. I think they’re really pretty. Our “puppy” is drawn towards the cactus, so we need to keep a close eye on him when we’re out.
If you look really closely at this picture, you can see little white/see-through critters crawling on the buds. I didn’t see this when I was taking the picture. I saw them once I put the pictures on my computer. I thought it was pretty cool. It’s amazing what you can see when you look at things in micro mode. I only wish I would have realized they were there as I would have tried to focus right on them. Munchkin would have loved that.
Moving away from the desert scenery… I thought it would be fun to also take a couple of pictures of an actual spring instead of just focusing on the time of year and signs of spring. Unfortunately, I didn’t get as many pictures taken as expected. I got too busy reading and forgot to take more pictures.
I wish I would have noticed the cement block before I took this picture, but I still like the way that this turned out.
Spring pictures just wouldn’t be complete without a few pictures of the classic slinky. Well, this is actually a mini slinky, but it still works.
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I’ll bet Rebecca is going to be GREEN with envy over that slinky! I love the first photo.
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The first picture is my daughter’s favorite as well. She just loved all of the little flowers.
BEAUTIFUL!!! You take the best pictures, loved that red??? Flower and the little bugs…the spring & slinky were great ideas! You should submit your pictures they are just great!!! Thanks for sharing oh, told ya I’d be back for the pictures :)! Have a great night! God Bless!!
Thanks for stopping by again today. 🙂 I have the stomach bug today, so I was slow on posting. 🙁
You have taken the stereo type thoughts I’ve had of the desert and turned them on their head! Its always played up as just dry and dusty and hot, your photos certainly prove otherwise! Just lovely!
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The desert can be very, very dry, dusty, and hot. Yet, it can also be absolutely beautiful. We also have lots of produce that grows here in months other than the summer. 🙂
I love the first picture and the prickly pear cactus. They are all wonderful!
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Thank you! I just loved the pink on the prickly pear cactus.
LOVE the slinky photos! Very clever 🙂
The flowers in the desert are very cool! Out of the dust rises beauty 🙂
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The slinky pictures were fun. It actually worked out that the slinky was a little stretched out as it stayed in place better.
Your photos of spring are beautiful, as usual! The prickly pear are exceptionally stunning!
Have a wonderful week,
Blessings,
Jillian ♥
Thank you. I thought this one was going to be very difficult, but the Lord provided lots of unexpected beauty.
SLINKY!!! That was what I was going to do…until I realized that it would warrant a trip to the store. 🙁 blech
I love your desert photos because I get to live vicariously through you!
great post
very pretty flowers and cool photos of the real springs 🙂
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