AUTUMN JOURNEY to NEW MEXICO

© Fly on Autumn Flowering Clematis ~ Undine DeFilippo 2016

Everyone  loves  the  smell  of  crisp  autumn  New York State  air  when  
the  clematis  vine  blooms  and  the  asters  glow  in  the  afternoon  sun.

© Afternoon Asters ~ Undine DeFilippo 2016

But,  an  Autumn  Flowering  Desert  is  something  special  to  behold.
It  doesn't  happen  every  year.  The  conditions  have  to  be  just  right
​or  September  and  October  can  be  a  burnt  out  dusty  mess.

© The Organ Mountains, New Mexico ~ Undine DeFilippo 2016

Unexpected  rain  made  some  growers  very  happy  and  others  sobbed  over 
 the  blossom  end  rot  it  caused  on  pomegranates,  melons  and  the  like.

© The Rio Grande River @ San Miguel, NM ~ Undine DeFilippo 2016

For  now . . . 
the  Rio  Grande  River  is  no  longer  a  minor  trickle.  

Rarely  seen  Passion  Vines  are  boasting   magnificent  flowers  
bigger  than  pink  Spalding  Balls,  happily  embedded  with  bees,
requiring  a  great  deal  of  patience  to  have  a  photo  without  them
crammed  in  massive  clusters.

© The Passion of the Christ Flower ~ Undine DeFilippo 2016

Enjoy  the  following  slideshow  with  God  blessed  eyes.

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