Exhibits throughout add much needed humor to the hot desert.

Desert Botanical Garden Phoenix, Arizona
Photo by Nicki Hurd

The locals were commenting on how cold it had been this year.  It was February and by midday….I did not want to leave the gardens, but I was looking to get out of the sun.

Desert Botanical Garden Phoenix, Arizona
Photo by Nicki Hurd

Lovely little creatures were scurrying about.

Desert Botanical Gardens Phoenix, Arizona
Photo by Nicki Hurd

Gambel’s Quails could be found nibbling all around.

Desert Botanical Gardens Phoenix, Arizona                                                      Photo by Nicki Hurd

Lot of fun things to explore here.  It is not a flat desert.

You can see the Papago Buttes from the gardens.

It was only the lack of shade that made it feel like it was time to leave.

Febuary, 2013