More than petroglyphs and a shade-seeking squirrel
At Petroglyphs National Monument in Albuquerque on June 13th I saw plenty of flowering broom dalea plants (Dalea scoparia). Unlike the squirrel that tried to stay in the shade, these plants thrive in heat and bright sunlight. Here’s a closer look:
© 2017 Steven Schwartzman
Portraits of Wildflowers 
glad to see some lovely blooming things once again in your posts!!
Christina Mild
July 20, 2017 at 2:32 PM
I was swept away by all those grand western landscapes I saw on the trip—so different from what’s available in central Texas—and have been playing them up here. It’s also taken me time to identify a bunch of the wildflowers I photographed in places where I was a stranger in a strange land. I showed the Rocky mountain iris last week and will have more flowers in the days ahead, along with more of those great geological formations.
Steve Schwartzman
July 20, 2017 at 3:26 PM
I remembered the name Dalea, and found some, like feather dalea, in your earlier posts.This one’s deep purple is striking against the blue sky, but the earthier background for the closeup is just as nice. I like the scraggliness. It’s unexpectedly charming, like so much of the West.
shoreacres
July 20, 2017 at 11:12 PM
You know how much I like scraggliness. There’s plenty of it in the desert, and that’s one more reason to visit the Southwest. Speaking of plenty, these broom dalea plants abounded. Some had dried out and looked dead, but lots of them were covered with flowers.
Steve Schwartzman
July 20, 2017 at 11:26 PM
Very pretty!!
norasphotos4u
July 21, 2017 at 8:00 PM
These flowers are small but they add spots of rich color to the desert.
Steve Schwartzman
July 21, 2017 at 8:27 PM
That broom flowering is quite lovely Steve .. mind you, I adore purple 😄
Julie@frogpondfarm
July 25, 2017 at 7:28 AM
If you adore purple, you should have a feast with the flower in today’s post.
Steve Schwartzman
July 25, 2017 at 7:35 AM