We birded the Namib-Naukluft National Park during the morning and early afternoon of August 11, 2012. This national park lies in Namibia and includes part of the Namib Desert (considered the world's oldest desert) and the Naukluft mountain range. We were birding the gravel plains north of Swakopmund when I photographed these Nara Melons that grow on bright green, thorny foliage. The plants grow continuously which keeps them above the blowing sand. Temperatures were in the upper 70's on this overcast afternoon.