Humming Along

This little Allen's hummingbird was enjoying that succulent flower. I love how you can see the pollen on its beak...

Joshua Tree After Dark

 

Random Heart: Cacti Edition

 

(This is slightly cheating as these cacti seem to often have a paddle shaped like this...but it's still a heart!)

Butterfly Buffet

 

All sorts of butterflies really seem to love this gomphrena plant...

Layers

 

Lovely Lavatera

 

Isn't this gorgeous? While it looks a lot like a hibiscus, it is in fact a rose mallow (lavatera). The bees love it! (Not mine...in a friend's garden.)

Rawrrrrrr

 

Incoming tiny feathered dinosaur...

Happy Bastille Day

 

("Happy" seems a bit weird given how things ultimately played out, but still...)

Vive la Révolution! 

Tallulah-Palooza Friday

 

I haven't done one in a while: here she is!

Succulent

 

Random Heart: Wispy Cloud Edition

 

I Must Say...

 

Adorable little fledglings...

Crabby

 

I think this finch maybe go up on the wrong side of the nest?

Happy 4th

 

Lizardo in a Box

 

Imagine my surprise when I sailed into the bathroom and saw this long lizardo. I might have let out a tiny scream--it has such a long tail that it looks a bit like a snake out of the corner of one's eye...

I did manage to drop this plastic shoebox over it--I was very afraid of catching its tail but fortunately did not--and then slid a piece of cardboard underneath and RAN outside with it. All's well that end's well! We love our lizardos, but they cannot come inside the house...it's the rule!

Dandy

Lit

 

I love how this morning glory flower almost appears to be lit from within...