Cactus in bloom.
Mar 17, 2014 18:10:46 #
Cactus bloom very beautiful but if you want to take a picture you better do it today as the flower will be gone tomorrow, the have a very short lifespan.
Mar 17, 2014 18:21:22 #
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Mar 17, 2014 18:46:19 #
Blenheim Orange wrote:
Very, very well done. Thanks.
Mike
Mike
THank you very much glad you liked them.
Mar 17, 2014 18:46:29 #
All are gorgeous but #1, the contrast of the fiery orange against the lighter green is just off the charts. Contrast of color and texture. The flowers say "touch me", the needles on the cactus say "no".
Mar 17, 2014 18:48:07 #
jeanbug35 wrote:
Love the cactus, just beautiful.
Thank you very much, at one time I had 250 in pots and some realy bloomed super nice while others just existed.
Mar 17, 2014 18:50:40 #
I'm glad you weren't a day late.....especially for the first photo.....it's totally and awesomely beautiful!
Mar 17, 2014 18:55:08 #
carlysue wrote:
All are gorgeous but #1, the contrast of the fiery orange against the lighter green is just off the charts. Contrast of color and texture. The flowers say "touch me", the needles on the cactus say "no".
Thank you so much Carlysue. You know the first one you mentioned could be touched it has soft spines. Others can be nasty, one rolled over my forearm once and I ended up in emergency to have the spines surgically removed they have barbed hooks as soon as you touch them they go deeper.
Mar 17, 2014 18:56:46 #
Mar 17, 2014 19:26:17 #
Mar 17, 2014 19:30:19 #
sunshooter wrote:
I'm glad you weren't a day late.....especially for the first photo.....it's totally and awesomely beautiful!
Thank you very much, glad you liked them, the first one actually blooms for a few days which is rare.
Mar 17, 2014 19:31:23 #
tadpole wrote:
you managed to record a celebration of life.
Thank You
Thank You
I thank you for your kind response.
Mar 17, 2014 19:39:14 #
hb3 wrote:
Gorgeous images...thanks for sharing... :thumbup:
Thank you very much, glad to share. I actually got my first test of cactus in your state. In 1959 I was hiking in Big Bend National Park and stepped into a cactus, they park ranger tried to get the spine out but had no success. I ended up in the emergency ward at Alpine Texas where the spine was removed to the tune of $35. which was a lot of money in those days.
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