Negative Sun

We were expecting snow in the Las Vegas Valley today, but so far there has only been a brief flurry. Regardless it is still plenty chilly! Brrr!

 The sun was making a vain attempt at coming out today and looked more like the moon

 

 Some poor plants became plantcicles :(

 

 This kinetic garden art came to a stand still when the water froze

 

 Just another wednesday for this gila in his temperature controlled habitat

 

Cienega trail walk was beezy and brisk

Fiery Winter

The temperatures have dropped, but flowers still bloom here at Springs Preserve in Las Vegas :)

 

 One of my all time favorites, the blanket flower, continues to bloom

 

 Some leaves still hanging on and showing some interesting colors against a grated fence

 





Springs Trail Walks

Anytime I go for my walks here at the Springs Preserve and think I won't find anything else to photograph I'm wrong. :)

 

Las Vegas Winter

Cloudy and 52 degrees for the high today. I put on my coat and managed to get a few shots today on my morning walk.

 Desert cottontail bunny

 

 Close-up bunny

 

 Nice shot of our sidewinder and that awesome rattle

 

 Dune evening primrose

 

 Some gorgeous fall colors in December

 

Chocolate flowers- in bloom and faded



A Storm's a Brewing

Some rain is back for the day, but mostly threatening storm clouds. Here are some shots along the Cienega trail at Springs Preserve today.

Old water derrick

 The water reflecting the darkness of the skies above

 

 Seeds catching the winter wind

 

 Fluffy :)

 

 A few fall trees along the trail

 

A burst of fall color always looks nice against the grey sky

Warm Winter Wednesday

Perfect weather with a high of 64 degrees. This is what we Las Vegans live for. :)

 Blue Plumbago flowers

 

 Alyssum flowers have a beautiful fragrance

 

 Surprised to see several painted lady butterfliews still active in the gardens

 

 I love seeing the bees roll about in the blanket flowers

 

 Still researching these unusual pink flowers

 

Beautiful golden daisies

Sunny Saturday

The clouds have cleared and the desert is enjoying the sun :)

 

 I love the sidewinder horns

 

 Crimson Flash

 

 Blanket flower

 

 Bee warming itself in the sun

 

 I love the textures of leaves

 

Bottlefly

Rainy Day Wednesday

Enjoying one of the rare cloudy days and light misty rain today at Springs Preserve in Las Vegas :)

 Love the red edges on these green leaves

 

 Beautiful colors of the agave

 

 Cute hummingbird all puffed up

 

 Red cabbage with rain droplets

 

 Such great textures and contrasts

 

 Spring Mound House

 

 Beautiful fall colors

 

Cienga trail

Thursday at Springs Preserve

Just another Thursday on the job...

 Sidewinder rattlesnake

 

 Kangaroo rat napping

 

 Barrel cactus in the sun

 

 Fluffy fall plants

 

One last flight