{Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ~Henry Ward Beecher}

Also gratitude from birds, residing on our property...
Building their nests, raising their young ones and singing their happy songs!

Photo is from our wren bird house with the Carolina jasmine still blooming in April

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Quote: Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ~Henry Ward Beecher

Related link:
{Our Backyard Wildlife HABITAT Certificate from August 1997}  | previous post by me
{Our Wood Trail in 1994}  | previous post by me showing the very same wren house

{Our Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust after the rain}

In April we did have still lots of rain, like at the end of March while we were in Arizona.

Not so positive for a lot of blossoms...

Our Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust after the rain...

Husband Pieter could make this photo in the afternoon on April 15.

Full of rain drops...

Funny thing was that the tree only had blossoms on one side!

Weeds alongside the creek grow very well in all the rain!

The neighboring tree is the Acer Negundo Kelly's Gold Yellow Box Elder

At the moment we suffer a severe drought...

Related link:
{Our Robinia pseudoacacia - Black Locust} | previous post by me
{Cloudy Day versus Sunny Day} | previous post by me showing the Acer Negundo Kelly's Gold

{Highlights of US Route 93 Arizona}

For you some of the highlights along US Route 93 Arizona which we traveled up and down.

Fantastic maze of towering rock formation on the outskirts of Kingman

Photo taken from the car...

Towering rock formation, photo taken from the car...

Monolith Garden - towering rock formation ←click link for more information

Incredible rock formation

We traveled from Phoenix Sky Harbour Airport in about 4 h 40 min the 483 km (300 mi) to the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge on the Nevada border and on to the Hyatt Place Las Vegas in Nevada. See link below, about previous post.

The US Route 93 is also called the CANAMEX CORRIDOR

Highway 93. Starting in the north, across the Canadian border at Jasper National Park in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.  BETWEEN THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AND THE RIO GRANDE ←click on link for the above and below info.

Photo of Saguaro cacti, taken from the car

Indeed, a very 'green desert' it was only too bad that we could not stop alongside the road...

Joshua Forest Scenic Road (Wikieup to Wickenburg) ←click link for more info about the Sonoran and Mojave deserts.

Mojave meets Sonoran between Wickenburg and Wikieup ←click link to above picture with more to see

Lovely sight of abundant flora and fauna

Some yellow flower visible while passing by

U.S. Route 93 Corridor Projects ←click link for incredible photos of e.g. the 118 m high (388 feet) and 207 m (680 foot) span Burro Creek 1966 Bridge (photo 7)

Highest Bridges: Burro Creek 1966 Bridge ←

Sorry, the car window is not very clean... But don't you love the rugged area? Vast valleys and scenic vistas.

Nearing the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge through very rugged area.

From the Nevada side, looking onto Lake Mead

Sign on the Nevada side near Lake Mead where we stopped at 18:00 o'clock for this photo.

Just a dark cloud passing but we had no rain at all. 

Related links:
{Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge in Arizona} | previous post by me
I-40 West, Arizona The High Desert to Kingman Pass | Interesting 2.54 min. video showing where US Route 93 merges with I-40 West
Joshua Tree Forest Arizona Route 93 HD | Interesting short 1.50 min. video
US Route 93 Arizona | many accidents but now is more 4 lane
US Highway 93 South of I-40 Mohave County |  Click at bottom for more photos