Painting Tucson

Spring is just around the corner

One thing I really missed last year were the Globe Mallows all over the place.  There is such a variety of color and the bees love them.  Last year it was so dry there were barely any flowers.  This year anticipation is running high with all the rain we are having.  I certainly hope they are back.  It would be a nice bright spot to our spring.

It won't be long now

It is pouring rain again this morning.  We are expecting a good wildflower crop this spring.  January was the 8th wettest ever.  Feb is looking pretty good itself.  We are all anticipating some wonderful color to our desert this spring.  Let’s hope so.

Rare Saguaro Crown

This rare deformity occurs in about 1 in 50,000 plants.  There are a lot of Saguaro cactus around Tucson so they aren’t that hard to find.  I know where there are three.  Two can be spotted from the road and one on the Pima Canyon Trail.  Some people make it a hobby to find these rare cactus and geo-tag their where-abouts.