Desert bloom

It's been quite cold in Colorado since I returned from my visit to the desert last week. Perhaps it's the fact I came home from the desert that makes Colorado seem a wee bit chillier than usual. It's been icy and snowy and cold the past few days, which makes it even more incredible to think that just one week ago, I was shooting photos of the sun-loving flowers blooming on the bushes in my grandsons' back yard.

Flowers such as this... of which I have no idea the name (does anyone?):

Just looking at that magnificent desert bloom, whatever its name, warms me. Could be because it just looks like summer to me. Or could be because it reminds me of the fun I had with my adorable Bubby, Mac, and Jak with those flowering bushes serving as a colorful back drop.

Either way, I feel a tad warmer on a chilly winter day because of it. I hope you do, too.

GRAND Social No. 185

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