It’s still super hot in the American desert despite the fact that its getting crisper and more autumn-like in the rest of the country.

This weekend, the desert was well over 100 degrees Farenheit during the day, only dipping down to a balmy 85 degrees overnight. This brightly colored desert flower in Scottsdale, Arizona, personifies the heat of the Sonoran desert.

Orange desert flower and a bee, Arizona