Natural History Wanderings

DesertUSA has photos of flowers in blooming Southern California at Chino Hills State Park, California 2-16-2017 and CA-111 leading into Palm Springs, February 19, 2017. Of special note are the hillsides of poppies at Chino Hills. See photos at http://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/ca.html#ixzz4ZSbGDgnF

In Arizona they report

Mexican Gold Poppies are blooming now on the Pipeline Trail at Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The footbridge is closed due to high water but there are a lot of flowers before you reach the bridge. 2/22/17

The rains last weekend did the trick, the desert is finally blooming in Baja Arizona. I saw Mexican Goldpoppy, Blue Dicks and Desert Anemone on the trails in Catalina State Park (near Tucson) on Monday, 2/20/17. See photos at http://www.desertusa.com/wildflo/tucson.html#ixzz4ZScHgsQS