California Mojave Desert Wildflower Photography

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April 18 2009

Alabama Hills and Eastern Sierra mountain view

A wonderful place to spend an afternoon looking for life

 

Sierra Mountains, Alabama Hills, and desert wildflowers

A beautiful day

Desert Dandelions and white Pincushions complement the landscape

 

Indian Paintbrush

Indian Paintbrush's danced in the breeze

 

Indian Paintbrush close up macro view

Close up view

 

Indian Paintbrush bristles

Very fine bristles on this brush

 

Back lit Indian Paintbrush flower

As captivating as the landscape it lives in

 

Apricot Globe Mallow

Apricot Globe Mallow flicker like candles in the wind

 

Apricot Globe Mallow close up macro view

Fiery little blossoms

 

Looking inside Apricot Mallow flowers

Filling the air with sweet perfume

 

purple Phacelia in the Alabama Hills

High desert sunlight is amazingly intense, better for flowers than photography

 

Mojave Aster glows with solar power

Mojave Aster aglow with solar power

 

Sierra Onion flowers

Sierra Onion flowers tickle the senses

 

Red Tick on Sierra Onion blossoms

Tick

 

Tick infestation

Tickling ticks

 

Tiny little Sandblossoms reaching skywards

Tiny little Sandblossoms reach skywards

 

macro close up view of desert Sandblossoms

In some places they covered the ground like snow drifts

 

Sandblossoms

Purple Sandblossoms sharing the light

 

Sandblossom petals, and a visitor

Tiny little visitor enjoy a beautiful playground of Sandblossom petals

 

Miniature Lupine

Miniature Lupine, only several inches tall

 

Desert Mule Deer

Deer were as surprised to see me as I was to see them

 

Eastern Sierra, Alabama Hills, and mixed vegitation

This location proved to be rich with life

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