Late April

A couple of shots of a barrel cactus budding from the top (possibly unnaturally).

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This one is flowering out of sync with the rest. All the rest had already flowered several weeks ago. The quarter is to show scale.

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A bindweed vine, related to morning glory. A book of matches for scale.

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Some small flowering plants. Again, a quarter.

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A desert poppy. (no opium here)

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This is the first snake I've seen this year. It was still sluggish and easily maneuvered

for the pics. It was about two and a half feet long, an older snake with ten rattles left

after several were lost along the way. Oh, there's that quarter again.

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