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here’s what’s blooming

Here are more images taken with the 70-200mm lens. This time, the subjects are flowers shot
in my yard late yesterday. The sun had already gone down and it was very windy so I used an
ISO of 1600 and shot at f/4. Considering all were hand held, I’m very happy with the outcome.

I’m also happy that my plants seem to be happy 🙂


Pink Fairy Duster (Calliandra eriophylla)
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Gooding’s Verbena (Glandularia gooddingii)
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Chuparosa (Justicia californica)
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Desert Marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
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Desert Tobacco (Nicotiana trigonophylla)
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Blackfoot Daisy (Melampodium leucanthum)
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All these plants are native to the Sonoran Desert. Some sprouted up on their own which
is especially exciting to me since it means the soil is finally in a decent condition for growth.

what was blooming in the desert today?

The desert is blooming VERY early this year. I saw the following today.

Chuparosa
Chuparosa
Wolfberry
Wolfberry

Jojoba - male
Jojoba - male
Jojoba - female
Jojoba - female

Deer Vetch
Deer Vetch
Stork Bill Filaree
Stork Bill Filaree

Common Fiddleneck
Common Fiddleneck
approx 2 in tall. Still looking for identity
approx 2 in tall. Still looking for identity
Golden Eye
Golden Eye
Poppy! We only saw one and I botched the capture :-)
Poppy! We only saw one and I botched the capture 🙂
Lacepod
Lacepod
Rattlesnake Weed
Rattlesnake Weed

bee there


I could hear the bees buzzing “Pssst….Sunset at the Chainfruit Cholla….bee there!” so I drove out to Rock Knob again last night 🙂

(By the way, note the difference in coloring from yesterday’s image. Yesterday’s was shot in the shade which would make it bluer but not that blue! I did a terrible job of color correcting).