Desert in Bloom

In the desert, the "April showers" have brought cactus flowers! 

Thus, the desert is in bloom and it's provided some great picture opportunities on our walks! And, thankfully the weather has still be been nice enough for walks! Andrew likes me to try to take pictures of the bees! :)

 We've even run into some fun wildlife on our walks. This lizard was REALLY big and different than any we've seen around here. No idea how it can walk around in that cactus like that! 

 

While we've seen so many gorgeous blooms lately, our favorite is currently the night-blooming cactus that lives in our front yard. Each blossom is only open for one night--about 12 hours. Once it's in full sun in the morning, the flower closes and wilts. For the last 4 days in a row, we've had at least a couple open each night. Andrew has been eager to see them each morning and I've happily obliged (& taken my camera with me)!