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Ya casi está aquí el hermoso espectáculo del florecimiento de las flores silvestres

A honeybee worked on a sprig of Popcorn Flower.

A honeybee worked on a sprig of Popcorn Flower.  (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

Por John Gibbins
San Diego Union-Tribune
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Se está perfilando como un año estandarte con una cosecha abundante de flores silvestres en los desiertos locales. En ninguna parte se sabe el impacto que puede tener como Borrego Springs, que fue bloqueado hace dos años cuando decenas de miles de visitantes obstruyeron sus caminos y agotaron los suministros para la comunidad de jubilados que no estaba preparada. Eso está cambiando este año con la planificación anticipada con la esperanza de aliviar una recurrencia de eso.

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Sand Verbena (purple) and Desert Sunflower (yellow) off of the north end of Di Giorgio road in Borrego Springs.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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A flower of a sand verbena, one of the most prolific flowers spread all throughout the desert.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Sand verbena is one of the most prolific wildflower plants in the area and contribute the purple to the vast swaths of color when everything is in bloom.  (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Brianna Puzzo, foreground, assistant executive director of the Anza-Borrego Foundation, and Bri Fordem, rear, executive director, sort through some of the extra merchandise that they have stocked up on at the gift shop for the upcoming wildflower season.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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An example of desert chickory blooming at Arroyo Salado in the Anza Borrego State Park.  (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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A painted lady butterfly worked on a sprig of Spanish Needle wildflower off of the north end of Di Giorgio road in Borrego Springs.  (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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The Anza-Borrego Foundation has printed up thousands of wildflower brochures for their gift shop to sell during the upcoming season.  (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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View looking east over Borrego Springs with the open desert that is starting to bloom with wildflowers in the background.  (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Brianna Puzzo, assistant executive director of the Anza-Borrego Foundation sorts through some of the extra merchandise that they have stocked up on at the gift shop for the upcoming wildflower season.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Desert Sunflowers (yellow) and Sand Verbena on the hillside at the Arroyo Salado.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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A small bee work on a desert sunflower in the Arroyo Salado in the Anza Borrego desert outside of Borrego Springs.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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A tall sprig of Arizona Lupine starting to bloom at the Arroyo Salado in the Anza Borrego Desert.  (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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Desert Sunflowers are some of the early bloomers at the Arroyo Salada in the Anza Borrego desert by Borrego Springs.   (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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A tall sprig of Arizona Lupine starting to bloom at the Arroyo Salado in the Anza Borrego Desert.  (John Gibbins / San Diego Union-Tribune)

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John Gibbins

John Gibbins is currently assigned to cover breaking news for web, television and newspaper products at U-T San Diego. A veteran photographer with 38 years of experience in San Diego, the last 34 at the Union-Tribune he has focused his career on the news of the region. A fluent Spanish speaker, 10 years of working full time from our Tijuana bureau solidified a life-long interest in the border region. Assignments have included extensive coverage in Central America and Mexico and assignments in other parts of the world, like Afghanistan, Haiti, Pakistan, Ukraine and the Caribbean have given him an appreciation for all cultures that make San Diego the culturally diverse city that we live in and enjoy. Awards have included the 2009 National Headliners first place award for the best news photo in the country for coverage of flooding at the border, dozens of local and regional awards and two-time publication in the National Press Photographers association Pictures of the Year competition. John is a SDSU journalism/Spanish graduate and third generation San Diegan.