TODAY"s FLOWERS - Desert Blooms

I take you back to another year when I was privileged 

to spend some time in our inland desert

click on any photo to get the full colour sensation

as you see, it was awash with colour

when flowering, these native hop bushed look quite insipid

but their seedpods are an entirely different story

they glow with colour. especially when bathed in 

late afternoon light

as they ripen, they turn a brilliant ruby red

with variations  of pure red or these that retain pale centre

the desert is a wonderful place when you consider that this is 

but one of the stunning items in God's garden

As you may have notice, I have a deep seated hot spot for deserts,

beaches, mountains, forests and all of God's creatures and 

creations and wild, unspoiled places

I just shy away from from the man made, cities are the

bane of my existence 

villages and small towns I quite enjoy for a short while . . .