There is a koi pond in the east wing courtyard of the Wickenburg Community Hospital. I wouldn’t expect to see water lilies growing in the Sonoran desert, but here one is. This is actually the third time we have seen water lilies blooming in Arizona, the first one being at the St. Joseph Shrine in Yarnell, about forty miles north of Wickenburg. Click on the image to enlarge.
We have had this gymnocalycium friedrichii cactus since before we retired in 2009. We brought it from California and, as far as I know, it has had flowers every summer since we brought it here. As I watered our plants today, I was greeted by this lovely flower. Click on the image to enlarge.
I bought several stems of these beautiful Gerbera Daisies at the supermarket flower concession today. I put them in my crystal vase on the sofa table in the great room. The color mix is quite pleasant to my eye – how about yours? Click on the image to enlarge.
This is the native compass cactus up on the hill behind the house. It is hidden up there and requires a trip into the “outback,” our cholla and palo verde forest up there in order to catch a glimpse of it. I got this picture today with only one of several buds open. Click on the image to enlarge.
I planted some lily bulbs late this winter and now the flowers are beginning to open. Very pretty! Not bad for a little garden box sitting in the courtyard. Click on the image to enlarge.
Getting a new flower or two on a daily basis it seems. We expect our big saguaro to keep getting flowers until beyond June. Click on the image to enlarge.
Oleanders aren’t one of my favorite shrubs, but these that are growing down the road from our house are very pretty with their spring colors. I used the telephoto lens to take this photo of the neighbor’s border row 200 feet to the east of our driveway. Click on the image to enlarge.