Easter Sunday
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A beautiful, clear day dawned this morning — just as predicted. Also in that prediction were 10-20 mph winds so we thought we’d get an early start on our planned hike in Tucson Mountain Park so we could photograph the wildflowers in the calmness of the morning air. The park is just so convenient for us — walk out of the house, up the hill and there we are on Bowen’s Trail. We’ve been here several times during the past two weeks but one can never get enough of the desert in bloom, so we went again. Each time we walk the trails, we find something new.
Tucson Mountain Park
The Parry’s Beardtongue (Penstemon parryi) is now in full and glorious bloom and masses of it line the road as we approach the park.
Parry’s Beardtongue (Penstemon parryi)
The highlight for us though has to be the Arizona Poppy (Eschscholtzia californica var. mexicana) that so reminds us of our days growing up in California. Since this is our first spring in Arizona, we don’t know if the abundance of this plant is unusual but we are certainly enjoying it. We can’t stop taking photos of it!
Arizona Poppy (Eschscholtzia californica var. mexicana)
We ended our walk around 11 AM and trudged on back to the house. On the way, I came across this cute little lizard basking on a rock. It’s the only reptile I’ve spotted along these trails although I’m sure we’ll run across a rattler one of these days.
Elegant Earless Lizard (Holbrookia elegans)
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