We did a turn on the Lake Trail today and found that it had some new items that we had not seen before. As the number of buddings increase so do the number of plants and flowers that defy our meager horticultural skills. Some of our matches were assisted by an excellent web site on South Eastern Arizona Wildflowers.
AZ Wildflowers
Let's start with a few that we have been able to find similar pictures of and therefore may have gotten right.
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| Mustard Evening Primrose |
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| Arizona Foldwing |
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| Dandelion (Desert Variety) |
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| Desert Wishbone Bush |
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| Desert Chicory |
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| A Hop Bush but not beer hops |
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| Desert Marigold |
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| Wild Heliotrope or Scorpionweed |
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| Mexican Gold Poppy |
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| Desert Lupin |
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| A mystery right now--could be a bud that has not opened. |
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| Also not sure what these berries are |
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| Still searching for this one |
It isn't all flowers. Below is a gorgeous Black Throated Sparrow on top of a leafing out Ocotillo.
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| Black Throated Sparrow |
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| We think this is a Bordered Patch |
We continue to find our walks in the desert to be great for our physical well being as well as a great challenge in looking at and responding to our natural environment.
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