The Desert in Flower

Roadsides have become desert gardens with a profusion of yellow, orange, blue and mauve. While the smaller cacti are just beginning to show colour as in the hedgehog's bright red and the strawberry's magenta, the stately suguaro are not showing even their buds, although the tops do look lighter to me; maybe just wishful thinking. The sun is bright, the temps are warm and the air is dry...beautiful for travel. Oh, and the nights? They are cool which is great for sleeping. Life is good!