We got out to the desert yesterday afternoon to make our acquaintance with the riotous blooming wildflowers. Some of the flowers are about spent while others, like the cactus flowers, are only beginning. This one to the left that looks like a poppy on steriods is actually a Desert Mariposa Lily. You can't see it that well from the picture but the middle is a vibrant purple and the color is clear bright orange. The tangerine/orange of the mallow are what was really overwhelming in the mountain pictures. The little blue one halfway up is called a Blue Dick, (why? I do not know!), and the bright pink one is some mountain Penstemon we found growing along a stream bank.
My friend DeLores is here visiting for a few days and the trip into the desert was fun to take to show her what we've found. We combined it with a (futile) attempt to find the old Silver King Cemetary situated near the old Silver King Mine (which we found) and the remains, if any, of the ghost town of Silver King. We didn't find that either. But we were in the right 'neck of the woods', so we'll try it again some day.
Later, yesterday, the wind blew hard from the east, and continued that way all night. It was still howling this morning and we changed our plans for riding the Harleys and drove to a hot rod show in Globe instead. The old cars were pretty hot and it is amazing to me the number of people who spend inordinate loving hours restoring or rebuilding these gorgeous old cars. There was also a road rally of Shelbys, so Highway 60 was alive with metallic bundles of car dollars today. A good day just to play Looky-Loo! So whether it was hot flowers or hot cars, we've seen plenty in the past few days. And maybe the wind will lay low and we can be Harley folks tomorrow.
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