I don’t see the desert as barren at all; I see it as full and ripe. It doesn’t need to be flattered with rain. It certainly needs rain, but it does with what it has, and creates amazing beauty.
Joy Harjo
Here are a few delicate beauties growing in the High Desert near Bend, Oregon. Enjoy their rainbow colors and gentle grace.
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Beautiful! I hope spring is treating you well!
Thanks! Too busy lately but trying to get out more. Thanks for all your beautiful images!
I don't know if it is because of their harsh surroundings, but flowers in the desert so often seem just so much more beautiful!
Yes, I agree. The dwarf monkeyflower is less than an inch across and it puts everything it has into a beautiful flower. 😊
They’re so colorful for such a harsh environment SB!