Magical oasis

 The oasis is the most lush it's ever been. Here are a few examples.

Early morning light

Path on north of dragonfly pond

Arroyo on north side of oasis

Townsend's Warblers always love the Catclaw Acacia, which is why I tolerate its vicious thorns.

And good bear news.... the rocks I arranged around the bear-proof feeder before leaving three days ago haven't been moved. The bear was smart enough to know that moving them wouldn't get him seed, so he moved himself elsewhere. Yay!

My son went to help water today, which was greatly appreciated. He mainly went because the pump in the water feature wasn't working and I couldn't fix it myself. It's fixed and running now!

And more oasis magic!. Lee located at least six more patches of the extremely rare Dark-Star Milkvine (Chthamalia atrostellata)! It's growing all up and down the arroyo above the oasis, with countless seed pods, including an old dried one from last year.

 Here there's a new seed pod forming at the base of a flower.