Spring Wildflowers in Southwest New Mexico
Following a Moist Late Winter and Early Spring, an Amazing Extravagance of Wildflowers Emerges at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses in Southwest New Mexico THE EXCEPTIONAL BLOOMING OF SPRING FLOWERS AFTER A WET LATE WINTER When there is rain in Southwest New Mexico during the late winter months of January and February and the spring […]
Fall in the Gila Country — Light and Leaves
October and November are spectacular months in the Gila Country of Southwestern New Mexico. With the ending of the monsoon rains, the days are noticeably shorter and the skies have taken on a deeper shade of cobalt blue as the noonday sun tracks ever lower in the southern sky. The nighttime sky is changing too: […]
Spring Birding and Migration
WITH SPRING, THE BIRDS THEY ARE A-CHANGINGAND SPRINGTIME MEANS NESTING TIMEAT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES SPRING HAS SPRUNG AND THE SIGNS ARE EVERYWHERE Over the past week, it was obvious that the Seasons have cycled once more. Looking down into Bear Creek Canyon from the porch of the Casitas both the Freemont Cottonwoods and the […]
Spring Wildflowers
2018-19 WINTER MOISTURE SUGGESTSAN ABUNDANCE OF SPRING WILDFLOWERSAt Casitas de Gila Guesthouses in Southwest New Mexico Will Casitas de Gila Guesthouses see a Return of the Elusive-Yet-Magnificent Doubting Mariposa Lily? Typically, Spring wildflowers at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses begin to appear in protected sunny areas during the last half of February, with a peak in […]
Early Flowers in Southwest New Mexico
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF MARCH AN ABUNDANCE OF EARLY SPRING FLOWERING PLANTS SIGNALS THE CYCLICAL CHANGE OF SEASONS AT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO THE FIRST WET SPRING IN SEVERAL YEARS BRINGS ON THE FLOWERS The landscape surrounding Casitas de Gila Guesthouses is classified as High Chihuahuan Desert (4,200 to 6,500 feet), […]
FLOWERING CACTUS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO
THE MARVELOUS LATE SPRING FLOWERING OF CACTUS IN THE HIGH DESERT OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO During the Driest Months of the Year, Cactus Blooms Accent a Landscape Parched and Waiting for the Rains WAITING FOR THE RAINS TIME Once again it’s Waiting for the Rains Time here at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses. Similar to the […]
The Subtle Signs of a Southwest New Mexico Spring
While Michael is busily researching his next blog, which will be on the Catwalk Nature Trail, I want to share with you some of the very subtle growth that tells us Spring has arrived. Spring in Southwest New Mexico does not last long. Right now our daytime temperatures are in the 70s and overnight the […]
With the Rains Come the Wildflowers …
For many parts of New Mexico and Arizona, this year’s Monsoon rains have remained spotty and below average (see the CLIMAS Southwest Monsoon Tracker) But not so here at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses! As of today, we have received over 9 inches of rain since early July (which marked the beginning of this year’s Monsoon […]
