Photos from the Desert Southwest

Natural bird tower, caught this one perching while walking the nature trail at Mayo Scottsdale.
This ocotillo was an original planting in my residence landscape twenty-one years ago. This summer while I was up north, there was a summer monsoon with microburst and it destroyed my beloved plant. The saguaro stayed erect but lost the two largest arms but still surviving.
Roses do very well if placed where they don't have constant sun. They require quite a bit of irrigation here though. This specimen is called Opening Night. It retains its petals for an amazing length of time.
A frequent desert scene, picturesque remains sculpting the scene, and again this was taken on Mayo's Nature Trail.








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