Spring Arrives in Baja

Carpets of brown-eyed primrose cover the ground in the "Valley of the Giants", home to very large cardon cactus.

A carpet of sand verbena, along with popcorn flowers.

Where there are flowers, there are both insects to pollinate the flowers, and insects which eat the flowers. Sometimes the same insect may be both pollinator, and predator depending on what stage it is in of its life cycle.

Lupine backlit by the setting sun.

 Dew collects on the faded blossom of an evening primrose.

Great blue herons have started nest building in the cardons. 

Baja Wildflowers!

Fields of evening primrose south of San Felipe
Just south of town there is a whole dune covered with desert lilly plants.
Along with the desert lilly there was also vibrant purple sand verbena.

South of San Felipe, Baja, Mexico

The wildflowers are in bloom on the desert floor. There are dense areas of sand verbena, and desert evening primrose. Depending on where one looks, there are poppies,lupine, popcorn flower, and brown eyed primrose spreading out like a gently waving carpet. The great blue herons are nest building on the cardon cactus, but I don't think there are eggs or chicks yet.

The sea of Cortez was still yesterday. There was almost no wind. It was a perfect day to kayak. We saw jellies, and were greeted by two sea lions surfacing around us.