Aster Family Alamogordo, NM Oct. 2, 2008 This was a common little roadside wildflower.
Aster Family High Rolls, NM Oct. 3, 2008 I spotted this flower as we were driving along a dusty mountain road. We were hunting for a rare white poppy (which I never found). I love getting off the highways onto back roads where we can stop relatively safely when I see a new flower, I'm really in my element then! It took us over an hour to drive the 9 miles to our destination because I kept seeing new flowers! :)
High Rolls, NM Oct. 3, 2008 This was one of those plants I had to walk back up the gravel road a way to see. Often we can't stop right where the plant is growing because we are driving too fast to stop quickly, or it is not a real safe place to pull over. I really wanted to get a photo of this plant, so it was worth walking back for. It is a favorite of hummingbirds.
