We have been taking walks in the desert for the last few days in the afternoon. There are lots of flowers bloomin out there, but most of them are so tiny you have to have your eyes wide open to see them. That’s my shoe in the first pic so I would have some reference to how tiny these flowers are. I have no idea what any of these are, just wanted to share their loveliness.
These yellow ones have “hairs” sticking out all over. Very fuzzy flowers.
These are my favorites. The orange can be seen quite a ways away. The leaves are large and sort of velvety.
I think this one may be lupine. Purple spikes sticking up from green foliage.
When you look out across the desert, you can’t really see many flowers. It really does take looking closer to see them.
These white flowers were mixed in with some dead twigs.
I didn’t have anything to put in this picture to show how little these flowers are. The whole plant was maybe two inches tall. And my camera doesn’t photograph purple accurately so you really can’t tell how pretty these are.
I had to get down on the ground to take this picture. These white one are one of my favorites. And so little tiny!
I think these were the smallest ones we saw. I put my water bottle on the ground next to them just to show how low to the ground the plant was.
The showy desert poppy! There are lots of these blooming right now.
The beauty has been out here a long time.
Gaelyn says
Aren’t desert flowers wonderful and delicate? The orange one is Globe Mallow. Nice ride.
I really need to get out and walk.
lupingirl says
Pretty, pretty. This past weekend we went walking at Roxborough State Park and I was excited to find little blue wildflowers peeking out from the brush along the trail. Spring is coming!!!