The -- Mostly -- Desert Scene

There was one more surprise waiting for us when we returned from the White Mountains. In our backyard there is a flower bed with several flowering bushed in it, including two large Rosemary plants. I looked at the Rosemary plant, and this is what I saw growing beneath it:


Neither my wife nor I remember ever seeing these flowers before. It was probably just the right time of year -- we've only lived in Tucson a couple of years.

Here is a close up of one of the flowers: