Directions: Examine the picture above closely. Then, use the descriptive phrases below to write a paragraph based on the scene in the picture. Feel free to add your own flair and creativity.
searing sand sulfur yellow sun
the air was thick and hazy viper-green cacti shadowy silhouettes of cacti staggering camel majestic rolling hills brittle grass blistering, never ending rays of the fluttering shift of feasting sun birds scrawling sounds scuttling scorpions monotony of parched wilderness unending plain of wasteland- cantankerous heat brown coiled snake cryptic silence