Saguaro NP #3
Feb 5, 2024 21:11:17 #
NPSlover wrote:
Get well soon!
Thanks very much! I'm doing OK, just doing it a bit slower.
Feb 5, 2024 21:14:45 #
Vince68 wrote:
Very nice set Chief.
Thank you very much, Vince. I'm glad you enjoyed this little visit to my favorite state!!
Feb 5, 2024 21:16:29 #
Feb 5, 2024 21:19:24 #
GreyOwl40 wrote:
Really nicely captured, Chief!
Thank you, GreyOwl! I'm pleased that you liked this set.
Feb 5, 2024 22:15:16 #
Retired CPO wrote:
#1 is a Cholla (choya) Cactus. One of the nastiest cactuses in the desert!
#4 foreground is a Prickly Pear. Nasty enough, but candy and jelly can be made from the flower pods. Really good!
I hope you like!
#4 foreground is a Prickly Pear. Nasty enough, but candy and jelly can be made from the flower pods. Really good!
I hope you like!
I do! Nice, Chief!
Feb 5, 2024 22:32:16 #
Bubalola wrote:
I do! Nice, Chief!
I'm glad! Thanks, Eugene!
Feb 6, 2024 01:48:25 #
Nice images, Chief. Cut off a young Prickly Pear pad, burn off the pricklies, and you have Nopales. Supposed to be good fried with eggs.
Feb 6, 2024 10:38:01 #
Laramie wrote:
Nice images, Chief. Cut off a young Prickly Pear pad, burn off the pricklies, and you have Nopales. Supposed to be good fried with eggs.
Yeah, I've heard that! Let me know how that works out!
Feb 6, 2024 11:09:25 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Yeah, I've heard that! Let me know how that works out!
Actually nopal is quite yummy. It's sort of like green beans, and I love them.
Feb 6, 2024 12:27:28 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Actually nopal is quite yummy. It's sort of like green beans, and I love them.
Yeah, so I've heard. Even saw some for sale but haven't tried it! Next time the opportunity comes along I'll give it a try!
Feb 6, 2024 15:53:40 #
Feb 6, 2024 22:04:40 #
Saguaros, my favorite cactus. I was introduced to teddy bear cholla at the botanic gardens in Phoenix; those cholla are anything but cuddly! YIKES! Then there is Bumble Bee, AZ where the progression of saguaros stops; north of Bumble Bee hardly a saguaro to be found. Ah but by the time ya get to Bumble Bee the chollas are really thinning out. PHEW!!! Nasty buggers!!!
Feb 6, 2024 23:17:30 #
Sylvias wrote:
Very photogenic specimens Keith, excellent set. Get well soon. 
Thank you, Sylvia! Everything is good to go, no worries!
Feb 6, 2024 23:19:51 #
b top gun wrote:
Saguaros, my favorite cactus. I was introduced to teddy bear cholla at the botanic gardens in Phoenix; those cholla are anything but cuddly! YIKES! Then there is Bumble Bee, AZ where the progression of saguaros stops; north of Bumble Bee hardly a saguaro to be found. Ah but by the time ya get to Bumble Bee the chollas are really thinning out. PHEW!!! Nasty buggers!!!
Yep, you are right on every point!
Feb 7, 2024 01:16:55 #
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