Loving the Living Desert!

We decided to spend the first day of our 5-day Presidents' Day weekend at the Living Desert.

It was an absolutely perfect beautiful day! We had a great time.

Of course, the first thing we always have to see are the trains. Boys love trains!

Luke wore a jacket because he wanted to - he certainly didn't need to, as it was a beautiful sunny day and not chilly at all.

I love humming birds!

Then we went to check out the new discovery center. It is really nice!

There are a lot of hands-on things to do in there.

Then we went for a ride on the merry-go-round.

Those teen and pre-teen boys didn't want to go on at first thinking they were too cool, but the sure seemed to enjoy themselves!

Luke was the spider, and all the boys were the bugs caught in his web.

The Living Desert is a great place for boys. They seem to feel right at home there with the wild animals and all that dirt!

Up close with some wildlife.

It is a beautiful time of year to take pictures at the Living Desert, and it was also late afternoon, a really pretty time of day.

The desert plants are all starting to bloom with tiny little desert flowers. It smelled wonderful! In a few more weeks it will be beautiful!

Glad I brought my macro lens.

What a great day!

We love the Living Desert!