A heavy rainfall in the desert of Anza Borrego in Southern California in 2005 produced a rare carpet of desert flowers.
The area name is from Juan Bautista de Anza, a Spanish settler here, and Borrego means lamb, often interpreted as mountain goat.
Anza Borrego
Larry in the Poppies
Yellow Poppie and Bud
Arizona Lupine with morning dew
Barrel Cactus Flower
Cluster of Desert Dandelions and purple Common Phacelia