
Boojum in bloom.
Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Boojum in bloom.
Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris), at the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Unidentified yucca.
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Unidentified yucca.
Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Blue yucca (Yucca rigida). Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Blue yucca (Yucca rigida). Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.

Lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria).
Just in case you needed more evidence that the seasons are turning, the goldfinches are getting chummy, forming small impromptu flocks concentrated around sunflowers and other seed bearers. I will have more goldfinch photos tomorrow – more lessers, so to speak.

Lesser goldfinch (Spinus psaltria).
Just in case you needed more evidence that the seasons are turning, the goldfinches are getting chummy, forming small impromptu flocks concentrated around sunflowers and other seed bearers. I will have more goldfinch photos tomorrow – more lessers, so to speak.

Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) on butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) on butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Desert spiny lizard (Sceloporus magister). Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona.
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