Desert Wildflowers! - More Pics

Some more beauties from my Saturday photo safari to the Anza Borrego Desert. Enjoy ...

Desert Wildflowers!

Today I drove 90 minutes to the Anza Borrego Desert for a photo safari with a camera I paid way too much money for. But who cares when the flowers are popping like this? Above, a crimson-tipped ocotillo.

I'm always amazed at what winter rains can do to a desert floor.

I must have checked out hundreds of this type of cactus. This was the only one that had a bloom on it.

I was driving up a mountain road on the way home. Suddenly, something yellow caught the corner of my eye. I screeched to a stop and scrambled up the rock face. Literally, this was the only thing in bloom as far as the eye could see on this desolately beautiful moonscape. I think it's an agave plant.

Barrel cactus in bloom.

Technically, there are no flowers on this ocotillo. But who needs flowers with this kind of light?

You want flowers? I'll show you flowers. Check out the bloom on this ocotillo.

A desert bouquet

Desert Wildflowers Photos

Anza-Borrego Desert, March 23. Enjoy ...

Desert Wildflowers! - The Sequel

The desert wildflowers are probably in their last week, here in southern CA. On Monday, four of us piled into a friend's vehicle and drove to the nearest corner of the Anza-Borrego Desert. Naturally, I had my video camera with me. This is the "sequel." You can check out my original desert wildflowers video here.

Enjoy ...

More Desert Wildflowers

Desert Wildflowers!

On Friday, I drove two hours from my home 40 miles east of San Diego to meet up with a good friend of mine from LA in the middle of the desert. The Anza-Borrego Desert has a subtle stark beauty all its own. But this time of year, thanks to winter rains, the desert floor and slopes are loud with wildflowers.

This is a year that seasoned observers are describing as "good to very good."

Enjoy ...