Arizona Desert -- Part V
May 1, 2023 10:13:15 #
The last week of April and into the month of May is when the desert comes alive with beautiful blossom's. The Ocotillo, Prickly Pear and Saguaro are bursting in color.
Saguaro bloom
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Ocotillo bloom
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Prickly Pear bloom
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Prickly Pear bloom
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Prickly Pear bloom
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Not sure about this bloom -- Reminds me of a honeysuckle plant
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Prickly Pear bloom
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Prickly Pear bloom
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Prickly Pear bloom
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May 1, 2023 10:20:06 #
May 1, 2023 10:20:07 #
MT native wrote:
The last week of April and into the month of May is when the desert comes alive with beautiful blossom's. The Ocotillo, Prickly Pear and Saguaro are bursting in color.
Very nice Dennis! I love that first one.
May 1, 2023 10:31:51 #
Mr Bill 2011
Loc: southern Indiana
MT native wrote:
The last week of April and into the month of May is when the desert comes alive with beautiful blossom's. The Ocotillo, Prickly Pear and Saguaro are bursting in color.
Beautiful pictures; #6 a Yellow Bird of Paradise?
May 1, 2023 10:45:19 #
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May 1, 2023 11:19:28 #
MT native wrote:
The last week of April and into the month of May is when the desert comes alive with beautiful blossom's. The Ocotillo, Prickly Pear and Saguaro are bursting in color.
May 1, 2023 11:31:12 #
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May 1, 2023 21:32:34 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
Have you ever eaten ice cream flavored with prickly pear fruit? Really good!
May 2, 2023 05:50:04 #
MT native wrote:
The last week of April and into the month of May is when the desert comes alive with beautiful blossom's. The Ocotillo, Prickly Pear and Saguaro are bursting in color.
Fantastic set!!! Dennis
May 2, 2023 06:08:32 #
MT native , beauty in the big, great set of photos.
When I lived in Phoenix for a year, I regularly went with a group on hikes. It was amazing how small flowering plants could grow in the dry environment of "up to" 6 inches of rain a year. A heavy dark rain dump lightens as it descends and ends up evaporating before reaching the ground... amazing to a Florida person where we may get 5 inches of rain during a wet weekend!
When I lived in Phoenix for a year, I regularly went with a group on hikes. It was amazing how small flowering plants could grow in the dry environment of "up to" 6 inches of rain a year. A heavy dark rain dump lightens as it descends and ends up evaporating before reaching the ground... amazing to a Florida person where we may get 5 inches of rain during a wet weekend!
May 2, 2023 07:54:41 #
Wonderful set, Dennis. I always felt it was a mystery as to how such a beautiful flower can grow on a cactus; the prickly pear is my favorite.
May 2, 2023 07:56:39 #
Beautiful, Dennis!
I was out there last spring and captured a few, but I hear the desert is prettier this spring.
I was out there last spring and captured a few, but I hear the desert is prettier this spring.
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