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Tracy's Tumbleweed Travels Late April - Late May 2005

Have you ever watched a tumbleweed?  It travels whichever way the wind blows.  In keeping with that thought, this page will be a place to share some of my travels, none of which are planned because they happen spontaneously as the wind blows.

Late May 2005

The yucca plant--contrary to popular belief--is not a cactus.  It is a member of the lily family and it  is the state flower of New Mexico.  Here are a couple of links to interesting yucca plant info pages:

 A close up shot of a yucca plant with a flower blooming flower, shooting upward in glorious splendor.  It is absolutely breathtaking.

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In full bloom -  this yucca plant at the tip of the flower is well over 7 feet high.

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Sunday, May 1, 2005 -- A trip to Santa Ana Pueblo Dam (literally, this is less than 1 mile from where we live).

The official historic marker sign.

Pueblo sign -- visitor rules sign.

Driving the winding road toward the dam.  Click this thumbnail and take a look at the detail...it's pretty incredible.

Dam plaque -- the dam was constructed under the supervision of the Army Corps of Engineers 1950.

Muddy water enters the dam...and a beautiful horizon.

Muddy water...out the other side.

Across the brim of the canyon...from side to side, it is a beautiful view.

Oh look, it's the Chapman Crew behind a lava rock.  Aren't they fabulous!

Here's a beyond the cliff top view of the area behind the Chapman Crew (reference the shot shown left).

Looking across the dam horizon!

Big view of the horizon and the muddy water leading in to the dam.

My guys (AKA the Chapman Crew) at the fence overlook.

A close-up of a cluster of yellow wild flowers.

A day of delight...

  

Over the edge lava rock cliff view of the muddy water entering the dam.

The sweetest little guys in the world to me.

Pueblo cattle wish us farewell as we leave.

Purple & orange wild flowers along the Pueblo exit at the roadside.

Saturday April 30, 2005 -- The desert is alive and abloom!  Take a walk with me and discover the beauty of my New Mexico Desert.  Clicking the image below will open a new window -- close the window to return to this page.

Come, walk with me and let's see what we can find.

I see...clusters of purple wild flowers.

Pretty purple flowers...

A closer look at the purple flowers.

I see...golden desert berries (not their real name). These are about the size of large blueberries.

I see...tiny orange blooms.

I see...a giant budding cactus.  This is a Cholla Cactus.  This one is at least 7 feet tall and 6 feet around.

Detail of the buddin' cactus.

The top buds on a gorgeous blue sky backdrop.

I see...a delicate white beautiful bloom with a hint of the palest pink.

I see...more delicate white blooms -- but these ones are pure white.

Red beauties...these are 3 feet tall!

My friend Del in CA has informed me these are called "curly dock and can be found almost the world over. When it matures and dries the flowers/stems turn rusty red - like rusty feathers along the roadside."  True enough as by mid June they are now rusty red and dried up along the roadside and across the mesa.

An abundance of these gorgeous red plumes of blooms!