Outside Beauty

 

It is very HOT here this time of year, but the desert still has its own beauty.

Sometimes I find interesting things while I'm walking or running.

Here's my typical route.  I like the sound of the gravel when I'm running.

A palm frond:

Pods from an acacia tree (I think - but maybe from a mesquite . . . ):

Little crunchies from a different tree:

Probably this one:

Pretty clouds:

Night falling:

Our spider flowers are back because we got a bit of rain!

We had a CUTE little visitor!

 

She (he?) was very tiny.

LOOK AT THE CUTENESS!

A hummingbird was dive-bombing her.

Our huge night-blooming cactus is happy that we've gotten a sprinkle of rain a couple of nights.

Apparently he is self-pruning!

In the two monsoon storms we've had, big branches broke off, leaving this sort of thing behind. 

Desert plants are very interesting!