Spring Part 2

The major spring bloom has come to an end and below are some of my favorites (most are from our yard).  Some of the pics are a bit psychedelic in their coloring b/c they were taken with my old camera (Adam had our nice one in Greece) and something seems to be malfunctioning.  Pat and Karen you should take a look back through your pictures from your visit - I did and it's kind of neat to see the yard with and without the blooms.

This was out at Red Rock - alien flower??

Bird of Paradise (apparently one of many plants with that name)

Blooming creosote

Nice little natural arrangement.

We totally thought this guy was dead - but it actually grew some new paddles and had beautiful blooms!

Palo Verde in bloom

I have her a heck of a haircut.  Here's hoping it doesn't die!

Notice the hummingbird in the center of the pic.

Tiny nest

Babies!

Happy hiking partner!

Gratuitous Oscar shots.

He's an aggressive waker-upper.  His favorite thing is to sit on your head.

We had a visitor in our yard!  Oscar found him and was scared to death.  I hope that means he'll be scared of a snake too if he encounters one.