Yucca rising

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One of my favorite local walks is in an open meadow on a mesa nearby, with views of the front range and a wonderful feeling of openness. It's often windy, but I love that, too. Early summer walks bring a special treat—the opportunity to watch yucca emerge from their scraggly, pointy bases, stretch tall, looking for all the world like huge asparagus stalks, and then blossom into these lovely waxy flowers. The flowers seem so improbable—they look more tropical than high dessert, although the base seems cactus-like, with stiff sharp blade-like leaves. 

So I thought I'd share some pictures of the emergence of this year's yucca crop. The sun wasn't helping me here. Each day I tried this, it was overcast and gray, not like Colorado's storied blue sky and bright sun, which have been uncharacteristically rare this year. But not being at all the patient photographer who waits for hours or days for the perfect light, I just snapped away, eager to tell the yucca's tale.

So here it is, from stubby stalk to waxy bloom (all in meager sunlight).

      

       

      

      

           

      

            

See why I like this walk?

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