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| Ocotillos at Pima Canyon Tucson, AZ A desert is a place without expectation Nadine Gordimer |
After a hectic week, today I chose to enjoy a sabbath at my favorite canyon: Pima. As odd as it may seem even the Tucson's high desert climate enjoys spring time. There's both greening of limbs and the blossoming of copious wildflowers throughout the country side. The rocky desert becomes littered with blooms. In nearby streams even the cottonwoods take on the spring season as female cottonwoods produce snow like plumes that gently float to the ground if not set adrift by a nearby breeze.
As I started my trek up the canyon, I noticed the bright orange red blooms of the Ocotillo. The canyon heralded the spring with their blooms. Brown colors now replaced by dotted limbs with red bright tips. The canyon was prepared to share her mystery and beauty again, bloom by bloom. This is spring time in Pima Canyon.
A desert need not be barren. It does require diligent study. In time we learn the treasures buried deep within the boulders and among the cactus.
A desert need not be barren. It does require diligent study. In time we learn the treasures buried deep within the boulders and among the cactus.
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