Here are photos of some of the plants I was jabbering about: Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis), esperanza or Arizona yellow bells (Tecoma stans var. angustata), little leaf sumac (Rhus microphylla), acorns on a silverleaf oak (Quercus hypoleucoides), and coral bean (Erythrina flabelliformis). So many native plants are ready for some of that monsoonal moisture and I am too. Come on summer rains!
We love our annual tree hunt and it’s been going on for a long time. I have 35 mm slides of hunts from 30...
I could have jabbered on forever (you probably noticed) and still not have mentioned all the wonderful things happening now in the uplands as...
Petey takes a drive into the hills near his home to see spectacular fall color of the local sumacs.