It was cold again last night - down to 33 degrees - but nice and warm by this afternoon. Typical 24 hours in the Sonoran Desert. I have been taking my daily walks along the back perimeter fence that faces the Verde River valley. This old saguaro cactus has obviously had a tough life, but has not hesitated to send our new limbs. -
Further along the fence is this mesquite tree. It is full of seed pods that are now dry and beginning to fall. You can hear the pods rattling in the trees when the wind blows.
The other prevalent shrubs are the many creosote bushes. It's said that they smell like creosote when they are wet from rain...
It is actually quite amazing how green this part of the desert really is. It is not the stark landscape you might think of when you think of desert.
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