Pictures from South Mountain and The Superstitions during Spring, 2005. http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ClaretCupSaguaro1299/18616774_ZMWAj-Ti.jpg http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/gallery/450803_BUn5P/ 2005-06-15T14:35:10Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Purple flowers at South Mountain</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18178459_FJ4Yd" title="Purple flowers at South Mountain"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PurpleFlowers1230/18178459_FJ4Yd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Purple flowers at South Mountain" title="Purple flowers at South Mountain" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T09:35:55Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PurpleFlowers1230/18178459_FJ4Yd-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 12:54:21 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Mystery flowers</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18178460_8tkqT" title="Mystery flowers"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Red1223/18178460_8tkqT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="Mystery flowers" title="Mystery flowers" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T09:55:33Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Red1223/18178460_8tkqT-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 11:37:07 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />At top of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions, Indian paintbrush and agave</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18178455_hhwdR" title="At top of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions, Indian paintbrush and agave"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PaintBrushAgave1225/18178455_hhwdR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="At top of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions, Indian paintbrush and agave" title="At top of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions, Indian paintbrush and agave" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T02:53:07Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PaintBrushAgave1225/18178455_hhwdR-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 11:44:34 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Brittlebushes in the Superstitions</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18178462_k9vvb" title="Brittlebushes in the Superstitions"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BrittleBushes1243/18178462_k9vvb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Brittlebushes in the Superstitions" title="Brittlebushes in the Superstitions" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T05:42:17Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BrittleBushes1243/18178462_k9vvb-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 14:50:59 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Claret Cup (hedgehog) cactus in bloom with Saguaro in background at South Mountain.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18616774_ZMWAj" title="Claret Cup (hedgehog) cactus in bloom with Saguaro in background at South Mountain."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ClaretCupSaguaro1299/18616774_ZMWAj-Th.jpg" width="109" height="150" alt="Claret Cup (hedgehog) cactus in bloom with Saguaro in background at South Mountain." title="Claret Cup (hedgehog) cactus in bloom with Saguaro in background at South Mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-03T15:42:40Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ClaretCupSaguaro1299/18616774_ZMWAj-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Down the trail ... Walt and Tom's hat.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18779070_6dGnd" title="Down the trail ... Walt and Tom's hat."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/WaltAndTom1241/18779070_6dGnd-Th.jpg" width="94" height="150" alt="Down the trail ... Walt and Tom's hat." title="Down the trail ... Walt and Tom's hat." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T10:27:24Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/WaltAndTom1241/18779070_6dGnd-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 14:48:41 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />First claret cup blooms of the year (in The Superstitions).</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18178452_QqEiC" title="First claret cup blooms of the year (in The Superstitions)."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/FirstClaretCup1238/18178452_QqEiC-Th.jpg" width="128" height="150" alt="First claret cup blooms of the year (in The Superstitions)." title="First claret cup blooms of the year (in The Superstitions)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T09:44:47Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/FirstClaretCup1238/18178452_QqEiC-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 14:34:49 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Flowers in a high meadow of The Superstitions</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18178453_LvJYp" title="Flowers in a high meadow of The Superstitions"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/MeadowFlowers1229/18178453_LvJYp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Flowers in a high meadow of The Superstitions" title="Flowers in a high meadow of The Superstitions" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T09:29:23Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/MeadowFlowers1229/18178453_LvJYp-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 12:32:04 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Mexican paintbrush off side of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18175028_kHafa" title="Mexican paintbrush off side of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PaintbrushTopOfMtn1227/18175028_kHafa-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mexican paintbrush off side of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions." title="Mexican paintbrush off side of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T09:34:59Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PaintbrushTopOfMtn1227/18175028_kHafa-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 11:54:37 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Mexican poppies by side of trail at South Mountain. Don't know what the purple ones are.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18165289_GHRCW" title="Mexican poppies by side of trail at South Mountain. Don't know what the purple ones are."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/MexicanPoppies1194/18165289_GHRCW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mexican poppies by side of trail at South Mountain. Don't know what the purple ones are." title="Mexican poppies by side of trail at South Mountain. Don't know what the purple ones are." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T09:23:37Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/MexicanPoppies1194/18165289_GHRCW-Th.jpg 2005-02-27 13:55:05 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Mexican poppies in The Superstitions. We had so much rain the desert was a beautiful green!</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18168436_GDMyw" title="Mexican poppies in The Superstitions. We had so much rain the desert was a beautiful green!"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/HillsidePoppies1200/18168436_GDMyw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Mexican poppies in The Superstitions. We had so much rain the desert was a beautiful green!" title="Mexican poppies in The Superstitions. We had so much rain the desert was a beautiful green!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T03:30:13Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/HillsidePoppies1200/18168436_GDMyw-Th.jpg 2005-02-27 15:22:04 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Mexican poppies springing up out of rocks at South Mountain.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18168490_QTCw6" title="Mexican poppies springing up out of rocks at South Mountain."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Poppies1195/18168490_QTCw6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="117" alt="Mexican poppies springing up out of rocks at South Mountain." title="Mexican poppies springing up out of rocks at South Mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T02:26:22Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Poppies1195/18168490_QTCw6-Th.jpg 2005-02-27 13:58:23 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Mystery flower in the Superstitions ...</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18779069_LsPVW" title="Mystery flower in the Superstitions ..."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/MysteryPink1236/18779069_LsPVW-Th.jpg" width="75" height="150" alt="Mystery flower in the Superstitions ..." title="Mystery flower in the Superstitions ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T10:02:59Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/MysteryPink1236/18779069_LsPVW-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 13:10:41 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />At top of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions, Indian Paintbrush</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18178456_7dnsi" title="At top of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions, Indian Paintbrush"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PaintbrushTopOfMtn1227/18178456_7dnsi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="At top of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions, Indian Paintbrush" title="At top of Bluff Spring Mountain in The Superstitions, Indian Paintbrush" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T05:58:41Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PaintbrushTopOfMtn1227/18178456_7dnsi-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 11:54:37 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Phoenix from South Mountain</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18168435_2RHKw" title="Phoenix from South Mountain"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Phoenix1198/18168435_2RHKw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Phoenix from South Mountain" title="Phoenix from South Mountain" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T02:47:20Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Phoenix1198/18168435_2RHKw-Th.jpg 2005-02-27 15:13:41 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Prickly Pear in The Superstitions</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18178458_H5WRE" title="Prickly Pear in The Superstitions"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PricklyPear1244/18178458_H5WRE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="108" alt="Prickly Pear in The Superstitions" title="Prickly Pear in The Superstitions" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T09:25:13Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PricklyPear1244/18178458_H5WRE-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 15:02:11 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />View in The Superstitions</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18178461_4RSgd" title="View in The Superstitions"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Superstitions1239/18178461_4RSgd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="View in The Superstitions" title="View in The Superstitions" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T02:23:19Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Superstitions1239/18178461_4RSgd-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 14:38:15 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Weaver's needle from path to top of Bluff Spring Mountain with cairn marker in foreground.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18178451_9fDGE" title="Weaver's needle from path to top of Bluff Spring Mountain with cairn marker in foreground."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/WeaversNeedleWithCaryn1221/18178451_9fDGE-Th.jpg" width="90" height="150" alt="Weaver's needle from path to top of Bluff Spring Mountain with cairn marker in foreground." title="Weaver's needle from path to top of Bluff Spring Mountain with cairn marker in foreground." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T03:01:38Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/WeaversNeedleWithCaryn1221/18178451_9fDGE-Th.jpg 2005-03-12 11:10:05 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Wildflowers in The Superstitions</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18168437_G3CTC" title="Wildflowers in The Superstitions"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PurpleAndGold1197/18168437_G3CTC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Wildflowers in The Superstitions" title="Wildflowers in The Superstitions" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T09:58:30Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PurpleAndGold1197/18168437_G3CTC-Th.jpg 2005-02-27 14:12:40 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Looking north from South Mountain at Phoenix, brittlebushes in bloom.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18818782_pigUo" title="Looking north from South Mountain at Phoenix, brittlebushes in bloom."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BrittleBushes1302/18818782_pigUo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Looking north from South Mountain at Phoenix, brittlebushes in bloom." title="Looking north from South Mountain at Phoenix, brittlebushes in bloom." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T14:29:36Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BrittleBushes1302/18818782_pigUo-Th.jpg 2005-03-27 15:46:54 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Adonis get introduction to perils of desert hiking at South Mountain. Recovering from his encounter with a teddy bear cholla.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18943761_rajTV" title="Adonis get introduction to perils of desert hiking at South Mountain. Recovering from his encounter with a teddy bear cholla."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/AdonisMeetTeddybearCholla1317/18943761_rajTV-Th.jpg" width="117" height="150" alt="Adonis get introduction to perils of desert hiking at South Mountain. Recovering from his encounter with a teddy bear cholla." title="Adonis get introduction to perils of desert hiking at South Mountain. Recovering from his encounter with a teddy bear cholla." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T16:01:23Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/AdonisMeetTeddybearCholla1317/18943761_rajTV-Th.jpg 2005-04-03 16:16:57 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Buckthorn Cholla in bloom at South Mountain.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18943762_YMwgK" title="Buckthorn Cholla in bloom at South Mountain."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BuckthornCholla1314/18943762_YMwgK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Buckthorn Cholla in bloom at South Mountain." title="Buckthorn Cholla in bloom at South Mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T15:30:01Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BuckthornCholla1314/18943762_YMwgK-Th.jpg 2005-04-03 16:14:53 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Claret Cup hedgehog cactus in full bloom at South Mountain.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18943763_Zrg4B" title="Claret Cup hedgehog cactus in full bloom at South Mountain."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ClaretCupLoaded1313/18943763_Zrg4B-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Claret Cup hedgehog cactus in full bloom at South Mountain." title="Claret Cup hedgehog cactus in full bloom at South Mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T10:17:01Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ClaretCupLoaded1313/18943763_Zrg4B-Th.jpg 2005-04-03 16:02:19 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Lizard on very top of cairn at South Mountain.. Okay, the cairn is really four feet high and probably qualifies as a "pile of rocks".</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18943764_fZsWh" title="Lizard on very top of cairn at South Mountain.. Okay, the cairn is really four feet high and probably qualifies as a "pile of rocks"."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/KingOfTheCairn1322/18943764_fZsWh-Th.jpg" width="122" height="150" alt="Lizard on very top of cairn at South Mountain.. Okay, the cairn is really four feet high and probably qualifies as a "pile of rocks"." title="Lizard on very top of cairn at South Mountain.. Okay, the cairn is really four feet high and probably qualifies as a "pile of rocks"." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T18:20:55Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/KingOfTheCairn1322/18943764_fZsWh-Th.jpg 2005-04-03 16:44:27 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Melina meets "Jumping" cholla at South Mountain.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18943765_JibLx" title="Melina meets "Jumping" cholla at South Mountain."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/MelinaMeetsJumpingCholla1316/18943765_JibLx-Th.jpg" width="123" height="150" alt="Melina meets "Jumping" cholla at South Mountain." title="Melina meets "Jumping" cholla at South Mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T10:46:07Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/MelinaMeetsJumpingCholla1316/18943765_JibLx-Th.jpg 2005-04-03 16:16:38 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Ocotillo in bloom at South Mountain.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18943768_RZVYw" title="Ocotillo in bloom at South Mountain."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Ocotillo1309/18943768_RZVYw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="111" alt="Ocotillo in bloom at South Mountain." title="Ocotillo in bloom at South Mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T16:12:21Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Ocotillo1309/18943768_RZVYw-Th.jpg 2005-04-03 15:17:30 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Ocotillo in bloom close-up at South Mountain.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18943769_pLEVK" title="Ocotillo in bloom close-up at South Mountain."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Ocotillo1321/18943769_pLEVK-Th.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="Ocotillo in bloom close-up at South Mountain." title="Ocotillo in bloom close-up at South Mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T16:20:05Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Ocotillo1321/18943769_pLEVK-Th.jpg 2005-04-03 16:42:40 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Orange flowers at South Mountain.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18943770_CJxuJ" title="Orange flowers at South Mountain."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Orange1306/18943770_CJxuJ-Th.jpg" width="120" height="150" alt="Orange flowers at South Mountain." title="Orange flowers at South Mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T10:31:41Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/Orange1306/18943770_CJxuJ-Th.jpg 2005-04-03 14:55:41 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Zebra tail lizard in Hidden Valley at South Mountain.</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#18943772_oSyR6" title="Zebra tail lizard in Hidden Valley at South Mountain."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ZebraTail1312/18943772_oSyR6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="123" alt="Zebra tail lizard in Hidden Valley at South Mountain." title="Zebra tail lizard in Hidden Valley at South Mountain." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-12T16:10:18Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ZebraTail1312/18943772_oSyR6-Th.jpg 2005-04-03 15:38:26 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Zebra tail lizard in Pima Wash</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140084_Ed5wx" title="Zebra tail lizard in Pima Wash"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ZebraTailLizard1492/25140084_Ed5wx-Th.jpg" width="137" height="150" alt="Zebra tail lizard in Pima Wash" title="Zebra tail lizard in Pima Wash" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-14T10:39:31Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ZebraTailLizard1492/25140084_Ed5wx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Bird nest in cholla with babies inside</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140089_ETfBm" title="Bird nest in cholla with babies inside"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BirdNestInCholla1483/25140089_ETfBm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Bird nest in cholla with babies inside" title="Bird nest in cholla with babies inside" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-14T09:35:29Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BirdNestInCholla1483/25140089_ETfBm-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 15:04:44 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Barrel cactus in bloom with a bee</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140088_HKpad" title="Barrel cactus in bloom with a bee"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BarrelWithBee1513/25140088_HKpad-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Barrel cactus in bloom with a bee" title="Barrel cactus in bloom with a bee" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T06:32:40Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BarrelWithBee1513/25140088_HKpad-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 16:46:30 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Barrel cactus in bloom</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140086_6s23a" title="Barrel cactus in bloom"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BarrelTop1497/25140086_6s23a-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Barrel cactus in bloom" title="Barrel cactus in bloom" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T06:29:16Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BarrelTop1497/25140086_6s23a-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 15:58:00 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Barrel cactus in bloom</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140085_zECzd" title="Barrel cactus in bloom"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BarrelClumpToo1496/25140085_zECzd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="Barrel cactus in bloom" title="Barrel cactus in bloom" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-14T10:13:14Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BarrelClumpToo1496/25140085_zECzd-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 15:55:54 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Barrel cactus clump</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140108_YLEsH" title="Barrel cactus clump"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BarrelClump1512/25140108_YLEsH-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Barrel cactus clump" title="Barrel cactus clump" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T17:39:50Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/BarrelClump1512/25140108_YLEsH-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 16:46:05 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Chuckwalla close-up</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140091_dth75" title="Chuckwalla close-up"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ChuckwallaCloseup1508/25140091_dth75-Th.jpg" width="150" height="108" alt="Chuckwalla close-up" title="Chuckwalla close-up" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T18:15:22Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ChuckwallaCloseup1508/25140091_dth75-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 16:28:03 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Chuckwalla wishing we would leave him alone</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140092_y7wdg" title="Chuckwalla wishing we would leave him alone"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ChuckwallaHiding1494/25140092_y7wdg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="Chuckwalla wishing we would leave him alone" title="Chuckwalla wishing we would leave him alone" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T19:51:53Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ChuckwallaHiding1494/25140092_y7wdg-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 15:48:51 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Typical view of chuckwalla</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140094_FpAFp" title="Typical view of chuckwalla"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ChuckwallaPosing1500/25140094_FpAFp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="117" alt="Typical view of chuckwalla" title="Typical view of chuckwalla" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-14T09:59:17Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ChuckwallaPosing1500/25140094_FpAFp-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 16:13:44 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Chuckwalla posing</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140095_GdSVt" title="Chuckwalla posing"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ChuckwallaPosing1503/25140095_GdSVt-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="Chuckwalla posing" title="Chuckwalla posing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T17:47:21Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/ChuckwallaPosing1503/25140095_GdSVt-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 16:25:59 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Pin cushion cacti growing in crevice in Pima Wash</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140096_DvJsN" title="Pin cushion cacti growing in crevice in Pima Wash"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PinCushions1515/25140096_DvJsN-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Pin cushion cacti growing in crevice in Pima Wash" title="Pin cushion cacti growing in crevice in Pima Wash" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T19:21:23Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/PinCushions1515/25140096_DvJsN-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 17:19:28 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Rattlesnake in Pima Wash. Can you see it rattling? I did!</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140103_AU7yg" title="Rattlesnake in Pima Wash. Can you see it rattling? I did!"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/RattlerRattling1517/25140103_AU7yg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="93" alt="Rattlesnake in Pima Wash. Can you see it rattling? I did!" title="Rattlesnake in Pima Wash. Can you see it rattling? I did!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T17:54:41Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/RattlerRattling1517/25140103_AU7yg-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 17:26:06 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Saguaro turning from flowers to seed in Pima Wash</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140106_AURSd" title="Saguaro turning from flowers to seed in Pima Wash"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/SaguaroBuds1489/25140106_AURSd-Th.jpg" width="87" height="150" alt="Saguaro turning from flowers to seed in Pima Wash" title="Saguaro turning from flowers to seed in Pima Wash" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-14T14:09:11Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/SaguaroBuds1489/25140106_AURSd-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 15:27:18 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Saguaro in full seed ...</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140107_cCdjo" title="Saguaro in full seed ..."><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/SaguaroFullSeed1499/25140107_cCdjo-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Saguaro in full seed ..." title="Saguaro in full seed ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-14T10:02:02Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/SaguaroFullSeed1499/25140107_cCdjo-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 16:10:40 <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Quail fixing to call out to others</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140100_2Qgwi" title="Quail fixing to call out to others"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/QuailPosing1519/25140100_2Qgwi-Th.jpg" width="88" height="150" alt="Quail fixing to call out to others" title="Quail fixing to call out to others" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-14T09:41:57Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/QuailPosing1519/25140100_2Qgwi-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com">Stokes-R-Us</a><br />Quail calling to others</p><p><a href="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/450803_BUn5P#25140099_k8p3P" title="Quail calling to others"><img src="http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/QuailCalling1520/25140099_k8p3P-Th.jpg" width="90" height="150" alt="Quail calling to others" title="Quail calling to others" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-14T13:34:03Z Stokes-R-Us http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com http://stokes-r-us.smugmug.com/Nature/2005-Desert-Spring/QuailCalling1520/25140099_k8p3P-Th.jpg 2005-05-30 17:42:42