Monday, May 25, 2009
Desert sunflower:
Phlox:
Desert Paintbrush:
Primrose:
Globemallow, (my favorite):
"Water, water, water... There is no shortage of water in the desert but exactly the right amount, a perfect ratio of water to rock, water to sand, insuring that wide, free, open, generous spacing among plants and animals, homes and towns and cities, which makes the arid west so different from any other part of the nation. There is no lack of water here, unless you try to establish a city where no city should be." - Edward Abbey
2 comments:
There's something so poetic about vibrantly colored flowers growing in an arid landscape. Like the fact that they have to struggle extra hard to survive and blossom makes their color more radiant.
I recognize these flowers!! Yaay for hiking trips with Nikki!
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