Cacti~Today's Flowers 122709

We don't have many natural flowers blooming here in our desert right now, but I found these cacti in our archives. Something different! Today's Flowers for December 27, 2009.

"W" is for...ABC Wednesday 12 23 09

wings. And, here are two very different examples of wings, from the small hummingbird to the big black bird. Both photos were taken at the Living Desert Reserve here in Palm Desert, CA. ABC Wednesday for December 23, 2009.

Ruby Tuesday~Candy Canes 122209

I spotted this house with candy cane lights over the weekend when hubby and I were out for a walk and couldn't resist taking a picture of it. Ruby Tuesday for December 22, 2009. For other Ruby Tuesday entries, please visit: http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com/

Yellow beauties~Mellow Yellow Monday 122009

I found these yellow beauties yesterday morning, when I was out & about early. I don't know what they are...I just enjoyed their color! Mellow Yellow Monday for December 21, 2009, the shortest day of the year!

Today's Flowers~Orange Canna Lily ~December 14, 2009

I decided to post this photo because I'm tired of looking at gray skies and I wanted to see some color! More rain is forecast today (the 3rd day)...sigh...Today's Flowers for December 14, 2009. One good note: the rains have sprouted my California poppies and African daisies! They are just babies now and when I have something to post, I'll post pics of them. I believe this is an orange canna lily, but I could be wrong and there was no identification on it that I remember. HELP!

Today's Flowers~Arboretum~120609

HA~NOT my garden! No, these beautiful flowers are at the Los Angeles County Arboretum in Arcadia, CA. Today's flowers for December 6, 2009.

Desert storm ~SkyWatch Friday 120409

I have previously scattered some African daisy and California poppy seeds out in front of my fence, where I grew them last year, but we haven't had any real rain here in the desert yet and I've had to soak the area with the hose. A few scraggly plants have sprouted, but nothing great, considering the amount of seeds I threw out there. So, last weekend, I was thrilled when our desert got its first sprinkles! And, another storm is forecast next week. One with REAL drizzles! YEAH! So, I threw out two more packets of daisy and poppy seeds and I'm hoping that with next week's rain, they will sprout and thrive. For some reason, seeds really need the natural rainwater. Maybe our water district's water is too hard? This is a peek looking back toward the San Jacinto Mountains Sunday morning. SkyWatch Friday for December 4, 2009.