When one thinks of the dessert, one thinks of sand, rocks, cactus, dull colors like brown or grey and you might not be so inclined to visit a dessert place. But let me tell you, it may not be like the Pacific Northwest, but it has its own beauty that can capture one's heart.
This is the Ocotillo with flaming orange/red blooms. Perhaps it was because of all the rain this past winter, but the Ocotillo's were just beautiful. The flowers at the end of each branch resembles the bird of paradise flower.
The yucca's were extremely prolific this year also. In fact Scott hadn't remembered even seeing them before, but this time when we were here, they were all just in full bloom and the white was so white and just stood out so majestically!
This prickly pear cactus is along the side of our driveway. I was so excited to see it blooming.
When we arrived we actually had three agave plants that had bloomed. We have never been home to see the actual flower, only the dried up brown stalk like you see above.
Can you believe all the buds on this cactus? This was not in my yard, (darn) but the thing about this cactus is that the blooms only last for a day and then they wilt...but can you just imagine how beautiful this will look in full bloom? And each flower is probably 4 -5 inches wide...here is a close up from a plant that has only one flower blooming on it...
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