The Ironwoods are blooming!
It is so dry... Areas covered in flowers last year are empty this year and the first Ironwood Trees we see in Ironwood Forest National Monument are dishearteningly bare - but we keep driving and farther in we are relieved to find trees covered in flowers and buzzing insects.
For us it's too hot for a long desert hike so instead we take strolls from the truck, look for interesting plants and scenes, pick up (thankfully rare) bits of trash and feel grateful to see the Ironwoods blooming again.
