a beautiful new 4" visitor..I think this one is called a Side Blotch Lizard because of the dark area on his side behind his front leg...

lots of flowers on the Ocotillos this year, altho no leaves on mine...

close up, formidable thorns...

the mesquite trees, now in their 4th summer, are blooming for the first time, and attracting lots of small bees...

looks like Paradise to me...