We will be adding detailed captions continually, so visit again soon. During this hot, dry season between the winter and summer rainy seasons the skies are dependably clear and the days become progressively hotter.
Most plants are dormant, though several important species wait until now to flower.
All of these images except AZUTucMts26 were taken from mid May to early June, when the legume trees and saguaros are in full flower. By this time there has usually been no rain for three months and the sun is searingly hot. The saguaros have a huge store of water that enable them to flower during this hottest, driest season. See image AZUTucMts26.html for a description of the late foresummer season.