Macro Shots

Up close, there's a nice contrast between owls clover and the poppies. There's just something fabulous about finding gardens of flowers in the middle of a desert that you don't feel in lusher climes.

I don't know what the name of this flower is, but it was common along with the poppies, owl clover, brittlebush, and others. This one was popping up right in the middle of a clump of chollas. In many places four or five types of flowers were blooming within the space of 2-3 square yards.