The best Palo Verde bloom in Tucson history
May 8, 2019 15:36:40 #
This is a follow on to my original submission on Spring Color in the Sonoran Desert here in Tucson, AZ. When I took the earlier pictures of the Palo Verde trees blooming, I forgot there are three species of Palo Verde trees and only one was blooming at the time. Now, all three species are blooming and every where you look it is a riot of yellow. There was an article in the Tucson newspaper this morning that mentioned this year was the best year that anyone can remember and it was due to a wetter than average winter and early spring. The photos are taken from my back deck but anywhere you go in Tucson, you will see yellow.
May 8, 2019 15:40:44 #
May 8, 2019 15:44:38 #
NMGal wrote:
You have a gorgeous view.
The nice thing about the view is that no one can build on the vacant land and spoil it. The land is a common area and is owned jointly by all the homeowners in my subdivision. Thanks for looking and commenting.
May 8, 2019 15:52:27 #
Shaun, I spent 9 months in Tucson in 1970-'71, training to fly F-4s. (I see you are doing the same in A-7s.) Being a Seattle boy, I was surprised how much I liked Tucson and the surrounding desert. Enjoy it while you're there.
May 8, 2019 15:59:19 #
May 8, 2019 16:00:04 #
Yeah everywhere you look you see yellow and as you look closer you see red, runny eyes, dripping noses, you hear coughing and hacking. If you listen very closely you will hear residents mumbling under their breath '#@/%$# Palo Verdes'. 
May 8, 2019 20:50:42 #
May 9, 2019 10:53:55 #
Beautiful pictures. And don't you just love walking and driving on a carpet of yellow?
May 9, 2019 17:45:35 #
I, fortunately, am not one of the many people here with allergies so I am able to enjoy the Palo Verdes for their photographic contribution and not worry about their pollen contribution. I do plead a little guilty for some minimal cursing at the amount of extra time required to keep my pool clean!
May 9, 2019 17:54:07 #
RichinSeattle wrote:
Shaun, I spent 9 months in Tucson in 1970-'71, training to fly F-4s. (I see you are doing the same in A-7s.) Being a Seattle boy, I was surprised how much I liked Tucson and the surrounding desert. Enjoy it while you're there.
While you were learning to fly the F-4 at DM, I was teaching people how to fly the F-100 over at the Tucson Guard Unit. I had a TDY to Edwards AFB where I gave front seat rides in the F-100F to the students in the AF Test Pilot School. At the end of the week I got a front seat ride in a clean winged F-4E and fell in love with the airplane - when I lit the two burners for takeoff I couldn't believe the acceleration compared to the F-100! The only thing better was when I got a checkout in the F-16 before I retired in 1987.
May 9, 2019 20:09:26 #
May 9, 2019 23:31:55 #
Beautiful! Do you live at Dove Mountain by any chance. I just drove through there today and was amazed at all the gorgeous trees.
May 10, 2019 15:30:25 #
suntouched wrote:
Beautiful! Do you live at Dove Mountain by any chance. I just drove through there today and was amazed at all the gorgeous trees.
No, Dove Mountain wasn't even a dream in a developer's eye when I bought my place which is off of north Campbell just before it deadends at the Catalina Mountains. You are right about all the gorgeous trees - the entire desert is alight with them.
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