The spring brings wonderful color to the desert with blooming cactus. These blooms eventually become fruit providing food for the wildlife. Even my struggling prickly pear is showing buds.
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| Prickly Pear Buds |
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| Prickly Pear |
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March 2013 proved to be the second warmest and ninth driest
on record. This was in contrast to a cooler than normal January and February.
The highest recorded temperature for the month was 94°F (34.4°C). The average high temperature for the month was 6.80°F (3.78°C) above normal at
80.9°F (27.17°C). The average low
temperatures were also above normal which resulted a higher than normal overall
average temperature for the month. Rainfall was virtually non-existent at the
official location at 0.01” (0.25mm). At my house we received a bit more at 0.15”
(3.81mm). Officially our rainfall was recorded at a deficit of 0.72” (18.29mm).
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| Ocotillo |
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| Saguaro | | |
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| Cholla Flowers |
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| Prickly Pear |
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| Prickly Pear blossoms |
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