Fall Blooms, I neglected to post earlier

Ariocarpus fissuratus

Ariocarpus fissuratus

Even ocotillos have fall colors.

Mountain Sage - Salvia regla, from the Chisos Mountains of Big Bend National Park. 

Mountain Sage - Salvia regla

Stained Glass Wings

Some of my favorite butterfly pictures are where the subject is backlit and the butterfly wings have a glowing effect.

Blurry Elf in early Spring

I wish I had done a better job with the focus but I believe this to be Henry's Elfin butterfly (Callophrys henrici).

Thelocactus macdowellii

Thelocactus macdowellii

Escobaria runyonii