A Taste Of Sonoran Desert Spring is a photograph by Douglas Taylor which was uploaded on March 15th, 2024.
A Taste Of Sonoran Desert Spring
Two tall saguaro cacti stand against a blue sky with scattered clouds, towering over a vibrant field of yellow wildflowers in the Tucson Mountains,... more
Title
A Taste Of Sonoran Desert Spring
Artist
Douglas Taylor
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography
Description
Two tall saguaro cacti stand against a blue sky with scattered clouds, towering over a vibrant field of yellow wildflowers in the Tucson Mountains, west of Tucson, Arizona. The yellow flowers are "Goldenfields", Lasthenia chrysostoma, which are virtually identical to the species Lasthenia californica that paint the deserts of the American West from Oregon to Arizona and south into Mexico after sufficient winter rains.
More than even the California Poppy, this yellow carpet attracts many thousands of "petal peepers" to these otherwise dry and desolate landscapes when conditions have been moist enough for the plants to germinate over the winter. The two saguaro cacti behind give testimony to the amount of rainfall over this season as they are plump with the water they store in their tissues to get them through the hot, dry summer season to come.
Uploaded
March 15th, 2024
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Comments (9)
Samuel HUYNH
Exciting news – Your fantastic artwork has been featured in "GREATEST OF ALL TIME" group! 🌈🎨 Feel free to spread the joy by adding it to our "2024 Featured Masterpieces Archive" in the Discussion section.
Laurel Adams
CONGRATULATIONS! Your work has been featured in the Home Page of The ARTIST BUZzz Group! You are cordially invited to POST image embed links for this distinction to the 🌟GAs -Features Archive -2023 thread in the discussion tab. Thank you for your glimpse of beauty!
Jane M Dahl
Beautiful image. Amazing how well matched they are. They also look as if they are having a conversation... LOL Featured in American Desert Southwest.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you for your kind compliment, Jane! And for honoring me with the feature in this remarkable art group. Your awesome support is ALWAYS appreciated. And yes, I suspect that these two are siblings!
Randy Rosenberger
This piece of fine artwork has earned the honor of being chosen to show off to other artists and prospective buyers here in the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. It is an honor to share this piece of well composed and beautiful art on our Featured section of our homepage. Thanks much for sharing! Liked and Faved Randy B. Rosenberger (administrator of the WFS group)
Douglas Taylor replied:
Randy! Thank you for recognizing my art with the feature in this marvelous art group! I am honored to be selected among the many superb artists who participate here.
Issie Alexander
Just amazing Douglas, against that perfect sky
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you for your enthusiastic compliment, Issie! Your words are greatly appreciated here.
Pat Goltz
Such a beautiful bloom we are having! I didn't find Goldfields anywhere, but I have seen Bladderpod. I need to go look!
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you, Pat! Yes, this spring is something very special here in the desert.
Steve Rich
Your work deserves to be featured in our group "The Meandering Photographer" Please consider adding this work to the "Feature History, The Meandering Photographer (March-April 2024)" active discussion thread. (l/f on 3-15-2024)
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you, Steve! I am grateful by your recognition of my art with the feature in this marvelous photographic art group.
VIVA Anderson
How SO !! dignified, these beautiful Saguaro, a handsome couple indeed, and this capture all the more beautiful, whatwith the lovely "Goldfields"/Lasthenia....so lovely in the foreground. Compliments, kudos, Douglas!! Wonderful 'desert'/photography, as always: beautiful, informative,intriguiging!!! .........VIVA
Douglas Taylor replied:
VIVA! Thank you so much for all your wonderful words of compliment! Greatly appreciated.
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