The desert was like a blanket of yellow.

 

Look sort of poppylike

 

More yellows, I need a book of Calif wildflowers. These are so dainty and beautiful

Gettin short

On my last month of this wonderful assignment to 29 Palms and while I can only hope I will return some day, I really went out this time and tried not to miss anything. I hiked the park, the Morongo Valley Wildlife Refuge, Thousand Palms, the Salton Sea twice, the Coachella Valley Wildlife refuge,LA arboretum and Cibola. Wish I could do Cibola again but just no time. I do have one more trip planned and that is to the Antelope Valley Poppy fields next weekend. Looking forward to that one, the poppys should be nearly at full bloom and spectacular.

BUT, home is going to be great also. We have a trip planned to Hoaquim and Westport to see the magnificent shore birds as they migate thru the area and hopefully, fingers crossed, I can get to travel cross county to see that great grandbaby of ours. Looking forward to that and along the way, stopping at as many sites as we can. Gas prices being what they are, probably will take the car.

 

Desert poppy

 

Mary Fran said the desert was in bloom down by Cottonwood so I drove down there and it was marvelous to see Spring come to Joshua Tree.

 

 

 

 

 

Lupine grows very short and small here in the desert, not like in Washington

 

 

 

Brittlebush, member of the sunflower family. Prolific in the area. In the hills around Indio, they looked yellow there were so many of them.

 

Dead Ironwood tree

 

 

 

Cactus are just starting to bloom

 

 

It was really windy and could hardly focus.

 

Burning bush.

 

Bladder pods.

 

Bladder pods. Strange name.

 

Just as I was driving off, I saw this ocotilla that was still in bloom. Had to first find a place to park and then walk back to get a picture.