Winter Rains, cool temperatures, brown becomes green, the desert comes to life. Sunshine, a butterfly rides a warm breeze, hummingbirds, an explosion of color, wildflowers carpet the desert floor. Nights become warmer, clouds become fewer, temperatures become hotter, green becomes brown, and a new explosion of color takes root in the desert, as the wildflowers die and the cactus blossoms take over, and natures spectacular show continues. Such is springtime in the Sonoran desert...