Brown Ocotillo Postcard

After a six-month winter dry stretch, we got about an inch of slow drizzly rain this week. It took about 36 hours to fall, a nice little soaker in this last cold spell. Hope it's the last cold spell. I'm ready for hot weather.

The sun came out this afternoon--we grilled steak and potatoes--and we enjoyed the short-lived warmth today.

Here are a couple of shots looking south from our place, at two different times this afternoon. In a couple of weeks there will be a change of color when the ocotillo turns green and happy.