Flower Power

Snow on the mountains and 49 F on Monday, but almost 70 F and sunny today. Crazy Vegas weather! :)

 Cherry Blossoms

 Pink flowers...still looking for a name for these beauties

Western Pygmy Blue

 Little purple daisy

 I can't get enough blanket flowers!

 Happy bee

Butterflies!

Excited to see these tiny Western Pygmy Blue butterflies flitting about the Springs Preserve! 

 Pink penstemons

 The apple blossoms get more beautiful everyday

 Shield bug

 Apricot blossom

Daffodils!

Fleurs

Every week brings a few more blossoms to the Springs Preserve gardens making me and the bees a little more happy. :)

 Purple pinwheel center 

  Purple pinwheel flower

 Happy honey bee and blanket flower

 Honey bee close-up

 Beautiful bright orange mum

Pink penstemon flowers are popping up all over

Wavy daisy

Perfect Walking Weather

The Springs Preserve doesn't get much better for walking then today. Perfection!

 Lots of yellow flowers

 Spider in the afternoon

 Side-blotched lizard enjoying the sun

 Coot

Steel cactus sculture

Late afternoon made this leaf look beautiful

Pre-Spring Fling

Feeling giddy as I see plants begin showing signs of life as they prepare for an early spring

Promise of Fruit

The Springs Preserve fruit trees and vegetable plants continue to show signs of life with pretty blossoms and the promise of fruit.

  Apricot blossoms

 Pea plant blossom

 Apple blossoms

Pretty sparrow with a splash of red

From Flowers to Fruit

Warmer temperatures and the promises of fruit :)

Strawberry flower

Apple blossom