Fall in Sand Canyon is colorful in its own way. The rabbitbrush that covers the canyon floor is blooming now. The yellow flowers glow in the sunlight, as beautiful to the canyon’s inhabitants as any forest of fall leaves.
Rabbit brush is called Chrysothamus nauseosus because it smells nauseating. After a rain, its aroma permeates the entire canyon. Having lived in the foothills of Los Angeles, an area that is as fragrant as flowers after a rain, I was dismayed when I first smelled the rabbitbrush. Oh no! I thought. I’ve moved to a place that stinks! But my nose soon adjusted, and now the smell of the canyon after a rain is one of the simple pleasures of life.
A monarch butterfly adds to the colorful fall display.
Sand Canyon Almanac 
It’s so great to have these pictures of the place that you live in and its unique beauty. x0 N2