The Colors of Tucson

Lovely Herb Garden

Blooming Cactus

Pink Fairy Duster

Desert Spiny Lizard

We took a trip to Tucson early this week and visited several gardens.  The Tucson Botanical Garden has a wonderful exhibit in the spring.  It is called Butterfly Magic and their greenhouse is alive with tropical plants and Butterflies from Costa Rica.  It is a bit steamy inside, but well worth the visit.  The orchids and other rainforest plants are in bloom, and there are butterflies everywhere!

Out in the desert garden at Tohono Chul Park, spring is showing off many colors.  The pink cactus blooms remind me of the colors of the roses that always grew in my mother's garden when I was young.  She grew a rose called the Peace Rose -  it was always my favorite, and it had a sweet fragrance.  Peace - Something this world could use more of right now...

Back to the colors of Tucson...  Even the lizards are showing their best colors.  Ahh spring!  There is nothing like it!