Desert plants display many different structural adaptations which help them to retain moisture and resist heat in their harsh environment. How else to explain the furry covering on the Desert Lavender buds? It looks, in this image and this light, very like frost, but I can testify that it was way to warm for frost while I hiked up Palm Canyon in the Anza Borrego Desert the day I found these plants.

I like the macro detail here, the fur and the petals of one delicate flower that has bloomed, and I like the bokeh which catches a feel of the spread of the plant and the rugged mountain against blue sky.

Canon SX50HS. 24mm macro with 1.5x digital tel-converter. Program with iContrast and Auto Shadow Fill. –1/3 EV exposure compensation. f4 @ 1/1000th @ ISO 100. Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.