Monsoon Wows

4″ of rain fell over the last week. Butterflies, dragon flies, and other fauna are as happy as humans for those showers downpours.

But plants look as good as ever at the UTEP Chihuahuan Desert Gardens, on this mild 85-ish Sunday afternoon. Including some species proven to be bulletproof, yet are uncommon. And it’s pollination time!

Mexican Starleaf Orange / Choisya dumosa forming flower buds, with Turk’s Cap behind it

Mariposas loading up on Mist Flower

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Elementary, Mr. Martinez

After a mountain bike ride with a new friend, I was near a public project I designed a few years ago as part of an Architect-client project team. Built by one of the countless contractors and people with Martinez in the name!

It was a pleasant day, so I looked at what I could see from my car and cell phone camera (sorry for the blurring).

Lundy Elementary School, approaching the dropoff area and parking, where Chinquapin Oak trees were used – growing more slowly than I expect, but healthy.

Sunset

I need to get out more after dinner, now that it’s not that hot anymore. Not that this heat is really that terrible.

A nice mini-library idea…Danger Garden showed one in Portland OR…but this is El Paso, a place some in that other place on I-40 mock