A dark hawk alights
Atop the cactus he calls
Small birds grow silent.

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Another perfect hiking day, this time across wide open Sonoran desert. The sun was hidden behind clouds and there was a breeze, so I didn't suffer much. The flowers are still blooming like crazy. Wish you all were here.

1) Where I hiked.
2) Prickly pear bloom.
3) The rib cage of a cow. (Poetically one might say these are "ruminant remnants".)
4) Bright little cholla flower.