That's right. We even have cattails in the desert. I spotted these on the banks of one of the lakes at the golf course next to the Indian Bend Wash bridge that I showed during the past week.When I walked up to get the photo, a giant heron flew away. All of the lakes are artificial, of course. Since the mid-1980's, it has been illegal for developers to use ground water for decorative lakes. It is wasteful to use deep wells to pump water out just for decorative lakes, with the water evaporating in our low humidity.
Today is Sunday, so we have new photos on our Viva la Voyage travel photo site. This week we are showing photos of the Italian village of Cernobbi on the shores of Lake Como. It is best known as the site of the Villa d'Este, one of the most elegant hotels in the world. But the village has its own charm, as I am sure you will agree if you take a look at the photos.
5 comments:
You are right. This is not what I would expect to see in the desert.
There are a lot of these growing in Papago Part and I've seen herons living among them too.
Love cattails,we used to see them down along the river.
Definitely unexpected! But that's the desert for ya!
I adore cattails. Spotted some in a marshy area by Carlsbad a couple of summers ago and found it just as surprising.
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