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Tucson's wildflowers are going wild, especially in my friend Sandy's yard, above. She didn't plant a single one of these poppies, but a few years ago they started popping up in her yard. Every spring she gets more, and this year they're practically a solid gold carpet! There aren't any in my neighborhood, sadly, and when I planted seeds they never came up.
But on my desert hikes I'm seeing plenty of gold flowers. I'm not sure what this bush is -- maybe brittlebush -- but there are clusters of poppies sprinkled along the trails among the saguaros.
And our recent rains and snow melt from the mountains have filled the streams and washes. Someone made a little pool beside this stream along Canyon Loop. Barb and I hiked it yesterday and had to wade through icy cold water at about four spots, but we didn't mind it because the weather was warm and sunny. This was my 18th hike since my birthday on my challenge to do 70 hikes for my 70 years.
Instead of hiking today, I spent a lazy Sunday morning outside with the New York Times and iced tea.
Have a colorful day
Lovely! Glad you are hiking now, before the desert gets too hot.
ReplyDeleteSherrie, I needed to see this lovely post about wildflowers, hiking, sunshine, and sipping tea outside. I live south of Boston and we are preparing for a massive blizzard with 18-24 inches of heavy, wet snow. I wouldn’t mind, but we already had a storm with twenty-three inches of snow at the end of January. We have had fairly easy winters in the last few years, but this one is a beast!!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your sunshine and flowers. :-) Janice @A Positive Outlook
I love all the color! So glad you share your beautiful hikes with us! Still too cold up here to be outdoors much, but 28 days until Spring, so I'm hoping to get some outdoor walking in before long. Keep it up!
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