We have been having record rainfall out here in the desert Southwest (CA, USA). As a result, the wildflower bloom has been the most intense in recent memory.

I'd like to share a few of my favorite shots (so far) of some of the flora and fauna that have colored our normally stark, beige desert into a kaleidoscope of colors!

This is a very small flower with an unusual spiral budding pattern, hence the common name: scorpionweed (Phacelia distans).

comments welcome.

cheers

s_t

The Walter Scott Monument on Princes Street, Edinburgh. At first I was annoyed with all the people getting in the way but when I compared this shot to one from the other side with no people, I like this one more, adds some scale to it :)

Sunset taken from the rear of my garden.