UCR Botanic Gardens

Here I am at the University of California - Riverside Botanic Gardens.
There are very many desert plants here. I am next to an "Easter Lily
Cactus" with a beautiful pink flower. Very neat!

Ocotillo

Here we are leaving Joshua Tree. We decided to stop and take a few
pictures of a blooming ocotillo that looks so vibrant and orange/red.
This one is at least 15' high! If you look closely, you can see Joe
taking a picture over to the right, too. I like ocotillos!

Cottonwood

Hey everyone! Since we got back from our big road trip, we haven't
done many exciting things. Well, last night we packed up the telescope
gear and the doggies and headed out to cottonwood. Here I am outside
the hummer just before Joe started unloading. It was an awesome night!
Around midnight, it got very still and dark. We were able to make out
features in things, like the eagle nebula, that we haven't before. We
also met some very nice people - like Adam and Kristen, two attorneys
from Los Angeles; and Ed and Marlene, Ed is the base engineer for
miramar in San Diego...wow! I think everyone had a great time! We even
got some great pictures with Joe's new camera. I love cottonwood!