Here are some closeups of the large seedpods atop the Joshua Trees each spring. This article is pretty interesting and talks about the big fire in 2013 that burned so many Joshua Trees down, 27,000 acres of land were burned. This was the year I moved to Las Vegas. The smoke was insane, it was flowing to the northeast but never seemed to blow directly into the city, thank God! I had some fun messing up two grayscale photos.
Great photos John, I really like the first one
Such a shame during fire where these Joshua Trees burned ..
Yes, so sad, Anita! There are other trees and we have Desert Tortoise out there too. Poor babies. 😪
So sad.
At least the birds can fly out of danger.
That must have been a shocking first year
It was a mess! Here I am 8 years later.
Nice seedpod photos, John.
Thanks, Anneli! Have a great weekend.
You too, John.
Thanks!
John, these are beautiful moments! It’s interesting to look at them. Nature is never boring.
Thank you again, Kaya! You are so kind my friend. I love the desert down here.
I used to think that Joshua Tree was an album by an Irish band – until I discovered Las Vegas Photoblog!
Really? That’s amazing, Mike! Thanks, I think of these trees as desert people. All different, some young , some old while others are in the process of dying. Weird, eh?? 😂