The deserts of Arizona are a great place to be in springtime, especially with good winter rains like those in 2009-2010. Here are some photos:

Usury Mountains in March with the ever present cactus and rarely present flowers

Yellow flower (poppy? or similar) close up

At the top of one of my favorite Phoenix South Mountain Park hikes

Great color near sunset in Phoenix South Mountain Park

Sunset from near South Mountain

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport area from South Mountain park

Hiking with a nice view of Tempe in the background

Everything turned very green in March but the small stuff was browning rapidly by April

Ocotillo and some cactus at the Usery Mountain Recreation Area

Ocotillo flowering

Pollination!

Phacelia, prevalent small purple flowers

Prevalent small yellow flowers

Uncommon flowers at Usury Mountain Rec Area

Atypical flowers at Usury Mountain Rec Area

Cactus flower

Ocotillo close up; note the green underneath the older bark

Some sort of ferns in a shady spot

Lizard!

Dodder, a parasitic plant climbing all over the native plants over a small area at South Mountain Park

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