Usery Park

I always get a chuckle out of the Ocotillos. They look like such dead brown ugly sticks all winter long. Then all of a sudden, after some rain, they start to green up sending out green leaves almost overnight --

Then the tips start showing orange and red --

The first time we saw them bloom was when we were in Dulzura, California working with Mennonite Disaster Service. I remember our coordinator laughing at us when we went for a drive on a Sunday afternoon to see the blooms. She couldn't believe we would waste gas to go see a "bunch of weeds!"

The Fiddlenecks are also beginning to bloom --

These are NOT the same as the edible fiddleneck ferns!

No matter which direction you look in the park, the view is always spectacular!