A couple days ago I made a trip to Bartlett Lake, about 50 miles north of Phoenix: I had visited there two years ago. Then, as now, the wildflowers were in peak bloom, and they were fabulous! Here's a patch of Baja Fairy Dusters.

Bartlett is one of the few places where there are white poppies, growing along with the usual yellow ones. The Lizards enjoyed the mixed poppy ambience.

There's a nice diversity of flowers at Bartlett. Poppies and lupines are predominant, but there are many other types. I don't know the name of the white ones at the bottom of this pic; they're quite common.

The lake provides a nice backdrop for the flowers and the saguaros. No cacti blooming yet; they'll start next month for the most part.

The lake is virtually full...only about 5 feet below its maximum depth due to the good rains this winter and spring. Though it's an artificial lake, it's still a nice oasis in the desert.