The four o’clock flowers are blooming now in Spring Creek Basin’s Chrome’s Point area (western area), and the prickly pear cacti have started opening their flowers. It’s a nice and welcome bit of color in the desert while we wait for monsoons to bring the land to life.
Promising clouds … but they didn’t drop rain on the basin.
The whole big plant, and this *is* a big one.
Very spiky prickly pear (I don’t know the actual kind) with the most delicate, peachy blossoms.
Lots of goodness in there for the bees and other buzzers!
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
I know that plant, TJ and wish I could see it in person right now in all of its vibrant pink blossom glory! Thank you for this photo! I love the cacti blooms too.
They’ve been blooming for just a few days … end of last week, maybe? I’m glad to see that they’re healthy enough to put flowers out. Whew. Hot and dry and windy; fire weather for sure. š¦
What pretty flowers! I really like the purple ones!
As usual, I find it hard to decide which I like better – ha! š I love them all.