Fuzzies

While out searching for wildflowers this afternoon I came upon this desert fuzzy.  I'm sure the blossoms are long gone so it's difficult for me to identify.  It might be a wild Heliotrope but I'm not sure.  It just looked great in the late afternoon the light.

"Fuzzies"    © Kathy Dunham 2010

Wildflower Season

It's not the best year but there are some great finds of wildflowers for those willing to look.  Sometimes that requires looking down as many desert wildflowers are small.  These beauties, known as Wild Heliotrope or Blue-eyed Scorpion Weed exhibit tiny flowers about 1/4" across. The fern-like leaves and the coiled, scorpion tail arrangement or "fiddleneck coils" of the flowers are characteristic of this wildflower. 

"Wildflower Season"    © Kathy Dunham 2010