We’re anxiously awaiting the arrival of spring and the wonderful desert flowers it brings. This is a slideshow from last year showing several of our beautiful, colorful flowers. This reminds us of how much we like seeing spring unfold and looking to the summer season as well.
We attended Mom’s memorial service today. It was a very nice service celebrating her life. There were a few flower arrangements and on one, there were a pair of these lovely Gerbera daisies. I took this close-up of one of the two. Click on the image to enlarge.
Second Spring is upon us. The Cimarron sage bushes by the driveway have erupted with tiny purple flowers. I took this photo this afternoon as the sun was getting low in the western sky. I look forward to a lot more flowers, not only on the sage, but cacti and elsewhere before fall sets in. I’ll be taking pictures, of course. Click on the image to enlarge.
Another flower opened up today on the Bishop’s Cap Cactus. In the past, we have had flowers way into November, so expect to see more of these yellow flowers from time to time. Click on the image to enlarge.
The Red Bird of Paradise flowers in the courtyard are still going strong. Alas, it won’t be long until Autumn when they begin to go dormant. Next year, I expect them to be bigger and better in their third season here. Click on the image to enlarge.
Bob was pumping gas and I walked over to the purple sage bushes in the landscape area to get a photo of the pretty purple sage flowers. We have noticed a lot of flowers popping out as second spring approaches in the desert. Click on the image to enlarge.
