LOOK AT THE PRETTY DESERT FLOWERS!

in #photocircle6 years ago (edited)

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I have been working on a post for months, but the summer is here and it's finally time to show them off. I have been visiting the desert taking photos of all the flowers that have sprouted thanks to the monsoon rains.

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Most desert beauties come in small sizes. Most I say, because it's very hard to miss the magnificent saguaros that can grow as tall as buildings out here. Even so, I pay special attention to the small things out here in the desert. I find the smallest of plants to be the most appealing. I wish I had a great lens to capture them better, I want to get ridiculously close so that I can capture all the little details that make them so beautiful. Until that day comes, I must do my best with what I have.

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Here they are, this summer’s beauties.

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“Brittlebush, the little sunflowers of the Arizona desert.“

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Keep in mind that the majority of these photos are smaller than a dime and many of them even smaller than a grain of rice.

These for example, the flower is about the size of a grain of rice yet such a beauty.
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Spanish Needles

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Desert Lavenders ~ How much I wish I could share with you their delightful scent as well. The bees cannot be wrong, of all the flowers out there, these seemed to be their favorites to collect from.

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To be continued...

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