美西南采花小调
这篇改了题目,多是从Kanab沿89号公路经过Page到Grand Canyon的地貌野花。天阴,照的不好,大家随便看看。对于沙漠植物,我曾一无所知,抽空查了些资料,看图识字找名儿,有些半猜的(用了可能,大约的字样),也有压根儿不知道的。希望博学的朋友指正指点。
(1)Zion,桔黄色的是Globemallow (Apricot Mallow),黄花很像插花用的gerbera,但难以想象gerbera可以在这么干燥的气候下生存:
(2)Zion,Mormon Tea,有意思的名字:
(3)89号公路从Kanab开出来大约一个多小时,有个方圆最多两英里的地方,红石红沙。停车看,沙漠植被很丰富,有条干枯的河床,一定是下雨时沙漠泻水之处:
(4)这个粉紫色的花,非常小,直径半厘米左右,可能叫Red Maids:
(5)白花的花球有鸡蛋大,大约是Desert Sand Verbena:
(6)这是一种灌木,正待开花,叫Cliffrose,开起花来非常芬芳:
(7)这个白花根据花(四瓣)和枝叶形状,应当是Primrose的一种,查了说是Dune Evening Primrose:
(8)这个小花儿非常小,只有米粒大,查不着名字:
(9)特别形状的石头:
(10)居然路下有个大卡车的残骸:
(11)继续上路,这是Desert-Marigold:
(12)奇特的地貌:
(13)Yucca:
(14)Blue Phacelia, 背景是LAKE POWELL,天阴的很,远景照片有碍观瞻。趴地上照这张照片,照完一看,mama mia!地上很多黑色毛毛虫,近在眼前的,可以欣赏它的长睫毛了!跳起来再不敢在沙里滚。去看大马蹄的沙路上,也看到各种一两寸长的虫子。希望它们成为美丽的蝴蝶。春天沙漠里很多虫!
(15)石缝里的花儿很醒目,是Tufted Evening-primrose:
(16)走近满地都是,网球大的花儿馨香扑鼻。午后开谢,合起来变粉红色:
(17)这张里有两种黄花,右边是Desert-Marigold,左下两朵大的,根据花型,也应当是某种primrose:
(18)乱石里的黄花是Western Wallflower,粉的是谢了的Tufted Evening-primrose
(19)路上有个地方看Glen Canyon Dam:
(20) 那里的层层红石很有特色:
(21)这花有半人高,是milk weed的一种。看相可怕的条纹虫在吃,它极可能就是有名的君主蝶(Monarch butterfly)的幼虫。君主蝶的壮举,是每年跨过北美大陆的徒迁,用四代蝴蝶来完成一个周期。它们在墨西哥和加州过冬,听说过冬地是一种旅游奇观,蝴蝶挂满了树从。
(22)蜿蜒在峡谷里的Colorado River:
(23)大马蹄,论坛上好照片很多,我来一张直直向下照的河谷,有人在玩船。啊哈,我不恐高;却恐不伤人害命的虫。蠢啊,然而我也不想蠢,can’t help!
(24)Yucca,普通的沙漠植物,北方也用于干燥的石头或者沙土花园:
谢谢大家,周末好。祝愿作母亲的朋友们,母亲节快乐。
这个系列其它帖子(最后一篇将比较长):
Zion小夜曲
大峡谷赞歌
66号历史公路/拉萨维加斯二重唱(待续)
Top of the world by Carpenters
Such a feelin's comin' over me
There is wonder in most everything I see
Not a cloud in the sky
Got the sun in my eyes
And I won't be surprised if it's a dream
Everything I want the world to be
Is now coming true especially for me
And the reason is clear
It's because you are here
You're the nearest thing to heaven that I've seen
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world
Something in the wind has learned my name
And it's tellin' me that things are not the same
In the leaves on the trees and the touch of the breeze
There's a pleasin' sense of happiness for me
There is only one wish on my mind
When this day is through I hope that I will find
That tomorrow will be just the same for you and me
All I need will be mine if you are here
I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation
And the only explanation I can find
Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around
Your love's put me at the top of the world