May 9th - A Walk Around The Block

Yesterday afternoon after we returned to Liz's from visiting the Saguaro National Park I went for a walk around the block. Here is just a few of the wonderful things I saw.

This is Liz's private backyard which has birds in it most of the day

Desert willow - a small tree

Hesperaloe parviflora

Saguaro

Barrel cactus in Liz's front yard

A neighbor's front yard

Mexican red bird-of-paradise

Close-up of the Mexican Red Bird-of-Paradise

Another neighbor's yard

Detail of above photo

Cactus flower that lasts only one day

Bud of the white cactus flower

Yellow Bird-of-Paradise

Yellow flowering prickly pear cactus

Tecoma stans or Yellow Bells