Ocotillo Sunset

[Kali]

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. That is really gorgeous, my dear Kali!

I love the colors, and the outline.

Thank you!

[zabet]

2. Beautiful!

Very serene feel to pic. Most excellent shot.

[bluesbassman]

3. Great shot Kali!

[HopeHoops]

4. Pretty!

[ohiosmith]

5. Nice!

[livetohike]

6. Beautiful!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

7. nicely done, Kali !!

gorgeous

[rrneck]

8. Oohh. Nice work! nt

[GoCubsGo]

9. Cool photo!

I love ocotillos.

[marzipanni]

10. Beautiful!

For some reason my first thought was to ask you if the desert smells good after it rains.
This area of California where I live is dry pretty much from May to October and I don't notice many plant smells until it rains.
The foggy coastal areas have wonderful scents from plants in the woods and fields in all seasons.

[Kali]

12. oh hell yes

the creosote bushes are the best after a rain, but there are others as well

cresote after rain and seepwillow in wetter drainages are my two favorite desert aromas.

[Kali]

11. Thanks everybody.

I took a couple days to get that. This time of year is "sunset season" the light is good almost every day and as long as there are a few clouds you get grat color. One day I got a few ocotillos in a "regular" sunset pic and I thought "hey yeah, a little different take on the stereotypical saguaro cactus shot"

my back kind of went out on Tuesday and I haven't been able to sit for very long (or do anything else for that matter) for several days, but Friday night I got a call about some cattle on the road - the neighbors HA HA! and had to go take care of it. That got me into the truck so I went ahead and checked some waters and other "patrol" duty" that had been neglected for a few days. The clouds were good and I found a slope I could park on mostly below the ocotillos so I didn't have to get out of the truck. I am real good at lazy!