Something from last winters road trip to the Sonoran Desert.
Cholla Cactus flowers for all the world look like roses.
Cholla Cactus flowers for all the world look like roses.
January 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Something from last winters road trip to the Sonoran Desert.
Cholla Cactus flowers for all the world look like roses.
Cholla Cactus flowers for all the world look like roses.
Behold, the Great Cholla Rescue.
March 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Behold, the Great Cholla Rescue.
Parting shot of this rock star from last week… Costa’s Hummingbird on cholla skeleton 🪶☀️🌵 (sunrise reflection in bird’s eye)
August 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Parting shot of this rock star from last week… Costa’s Hummingbird on cholla skeleton 🪶☀️🌵 (sunrise reflection in bird’s eye)
Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Needs flowers tonight
September 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Needs flowers tonight
Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Needs flowers tonight
April 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Somebody somewhere
Needs flowers tonight
Needs flowers tonight
Good Morning ☀️ 🪶🌵 Gambel’s Quail on cholla
June 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Good Morning ☀️ 🪶🌵 Gambel’s Quail on cholla
Mr. Costa’s shimmering in the desert 🪶☀️🌵💜
June 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Mr. Costa’s shimmering in the desert 🪶☀️🌵💜
Good Morning ☀️ 🌵🪶 Gambel’s Quail on cholla
July 3, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Good Morning ☀️ 🌵🪶 Gambel’s Quail on cholla
Female American kestrel on a coast cholla cactus. 🪶
January 11, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Female American kestrel on a coast cholla cactus. 🪶
Roadrunner on top of coast cholla cactus. 🌿🪶
July 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Roadrunner on top of coast cholla cactus. 🌿🪶
Good Morning 🪶 Black-throated Sparrow perched on a cholla
January 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Good Morning 🪶 Black-throated Sparrow perched on a cholla
Arizona’s state bird, the Cactus Wren 🪶🌵
November 25, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Arizona’s state bird, the Cactus Wren 🪶🌵
Black throated sparrow in a pencil cholla cactus. 🪶
September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Black throated sparrow in a pencil cholla cactus. 🪶
And speaking of Jumping Cholla. This one I found embedded in the bottom of my foot, through my shoe.
Rumor has it they can even pop car tires sometimes.
Rumor has it they can even pop car tires sometimes.
September 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
And speaking of Jumping Cholla. This one I found embedded in the bottom of my foot, through my shoe.
Rumor has it they can even pop car tires sometimes.
Rumor has it they can even pop car tires sometimes.
“I’m not a female Cardinal…” ☀️🪶🌵
October 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
“I’m not a female Cardinal…” ☀️🪶🌵
Good morning. Roadrunner on coast cholla cactus. 🪶
April 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Good morning. Roadrunner on coast cholla cactus. 🪶
So happy to be back in Arizona 🌵☀️🪶
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
So happy to be back in Arizona 🌵☀️🪶
Just in time for Wrensday! Cactus Wren, framed by a pokey cholla.
July 22, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Just in time for Wrensday! Cactus Wren, framed by a pokey cholla.
Black throated sparrow in a pencil cholla cactus. 🪶
March 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Black throated sparrow in a pencil cholla cactus. 🪶
Mourning dove at the estuary sitting on a coast cholla cactus. 🪶
September 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Mourning dove at the estuary sitting on a coast cholla cactus. 🪶
Black throated sparrow on a cholla cactus. The sound of black throated sparrows is one of my favorite desert sounds. 🪶🌿
December 4, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Black throated sparrow on a cholla cactus. The sound of black throated sparrows is one of my favorite desert sounds. 🪶🌿
[Cholla] Cholla's Piercings (2021)
September 25, 2024 at 6:37 PM
[Cholla] Cholla's Piercings (2021)
I thanked the neighbors profusely and gave them two dozen eggs, so everyone is happy, except possibly the cholla.
ANDREW: I was not expecting today to turn into cholla rescue…
ME: Meh, it’s more important than the backyard.
ANDREW: I was not expecting today to turn into cholla rescue…
ME: Meh, it’s more important than the backyard.
March 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I thanked the neighbors profusely and gave them two dozen eggs, so everyone is happy, except possibly the cholla.
ANDREW: I was not expecting today to turn into cholla rescue…
ME: Meh, it’s more important than the backyard.
ANDREW: I was not expecting today to turn into cholla rescue…
ME: Meh, it’s more important than the backyard.
