A brand-new shiny windmill in a field along the road out of Water Canyon (Magdalena Mountains).
Spring
Evening Primroses
A carpet of white evening primroses in the southern end of the Sandia foothills a few weeks ago. They are essentially night bloomers, which means the best time to see them is early in the morning.
Mormon Metalmark
I saw numerous Mormon metalmarks on La Luz (in the Sandias) earlier today. These gorgeous little butterflies were focusing much of their attention on these small asters.
Yellow-Throated Gilia
The Sandia foothills are covered with these tiny flowers right now. My current lenses were so inadequate to the task of accurately capturing photos of them that I rented a macro lens for the purpose. White flowers are far more common than the purple blossoms but both have yellow throats and blue anthers.