We have the cactus league here in Tempe, and just about the time the balls start flying over the fences we get the beginning blossoms of Spring. I uploaded a gaggle of pics to flickr. Check out the set that says LHIT March 2007.

The picture above is from a globe mallow plant I bought at the Desert Botanical Garden’s plant sale this time last year. It was a one gallon sproutling last spring, and now it is a cubic yard of bursting buds under my Chilean Mesquite. This pic shows some of the first opened flowers. I like the shadow that the pistil casts on the flower petals. That proves I sometimes do get up early in the morning. Just in case anyone was wondering.