quick sand...

Got my sand quicker than expected.

First time I've noticed the holacantha stewartii blooming.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/holacanthastewart.htm

A view of some cryptobiotic soil crust

http://www.bridgerlandaudubon.org/wildaboututah/110428cryptobioticsoilcrusts.htm

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