Today Wanda and I had business down in Moab, Utah. We had a little extra time so we drove in to Arches National Park. Some of the wildflowers are beginning to bloom. The Indian Paint Brush is thicker and more brilliant than I have ever seen it in past years. I guess the record rain fall this year may give us a spectacular desert wildflower bloom this year. I'm looking forward to the next two months.

Now for the funny part of this photo. This little bunch of flowers was just off the side of the road about 10 feet. I needed to lay on my belly to get the photo (BTW the Gitzo 2220 Explorer tripod is great for these on the ground type of photos). As I was laying on my belly happily snapping pictures I hear the screech of brakes behind me. A mini van stopped about 10 yards down the road from me. I could see the people in the car straining to look back at me. I think they thought I was a body in the bushes along the side of the road. They stayed there parked in the middle of the road for 30 seconds or more before I sat up with my camera. At that point they drove on.