A trip to the nursery (plants)

Hubby wanted to stay home yesterday and destress, so I headed up to our local plant nursery.  It has been here in the desert for as long as we have...40 years!  It's up in a canyon and from their land, one can view the hikers on the "Bump and Grind" trail above.  It's FULL of birds:  quail, finches, hummingbirds, and even a couple of crows who were calling to one another up in the canyon.  I love to just go up there with my camera and wander around and, since I DO buy plants, the staff lets me.  At first they were a little wary, but I don't take photos of them, only plants!

As I was there yesterday, 2 groups of 2 vintage WWII planes flew overhead.  I caught the first two, but the echoes in the canyon threw my sense of hearing direction off, and I missed the second two.  They must have been flying to an air show down in Thermal.  I heard them return late in the afternoon, but I didn't have time to run inside and grab my camera.

The nursery is always FULL of hummingbirds, but I always have a hard time getting a good photo of the little buggers!  Either they are too quick for me or I'm not ready when they buzz by the plants near me!  I've got to practice getting a good shot of a hummingbird.  Any tips?  I can't take my tripod with me.  I doubt the staff would allow that...sigh...

Anyway, here are some pics from yesterday.

 Pretty foxglove

 Two of the planes that flew overhead.  Can anybody identify them?

 Tacoma stans.  The hummingbirds love this plant!

 Pretty hibiscus

 Looking back into the canyon...

 Don't touch!

Pretty flower and a hummingbird!