The Desert in Bloom

While we didn’t personally experience it, when we were further south on the peninsula we heard that the northern segment had 2 or 3 days of rain in places. Two or three weeks later, we’re bearing witness to the result of that moisture. The desert has burst into bloom! Oddly to us, the most heavily flowering segment is in the 10 to 20 feet immediately adjacent to the highway where the flowers are so prolific it appears someone must have purposely scattered seeds all along the way. Most of the flowers are yellow, but there are also lavender, white and an occasional red or orange bloom. It’s lovely and quite a contrast to the drier and browner scape through this portion on our way southbound.