Catalina State Park, AZ / First light on flowering ocotillos, Fouquieria splendens, with the steep,, rocky slopes of Romero Canyon in background. 407H4

Catalina State Park, AZ / Mesquite, Prosopis velutina, amid grassland beneath Santa Catalina Mtns. Prickly Pear cactus, Opuntia phaecantha, clinging to life in the tree's trunk. 407H3

Catalina State Park, AZ / Nestled amid dense amber grasses, Purple mat, Nama demissum, flowers seemingly bloom in an instant after spring rains. 407V6