About a quarter mile east of here, a neighbor has this beautiful variant of an agave planted in the yard. The flower seems to be about fifteen feet in the air. It makes a nice foreground to some Arizona monsoon clouds in the background.
Flowers
A Very Late Cholla Flower
We went out on the patio last evening and I saw something yellow on the cholla across the RV drive to the west. I thought it was a cholla flower, but it’s really late in the flowering season for new buds. But, there it was.
I looked for flowers on the other cholla on the property and could not see any. I also looked for more buds on this cholla and, likewise, found none. This one flower is very pretty, though. Click on the image to enlarge.
Topaz and Vendela Roses
Today was grocery shopping day and, as usual, we brought some flowers home. These are Topaz (left) and Vendela roses. They are looking gorgeous in the crystal vase on the sofa table in the great room. Click on the image to enlarge.
Courtyard In Bloom
I stood just inside the courtyard gate and snapped this photo of all the pretty red birds and Cleveland sage in bloom. It is a cloudy day with a chance of more monsoon clouds forecast for later. Last night, we had a dandy lightning and thunder show with some steady rain. Click on the image to enlarge.
Stargazer Lily
I bought a half-dozen of these pretty stargazer lilies at the flower concession in the supermarket today. They are now in the vase on top of the sofa table in the great room. Click on the image to enlarge.
Red Birds Doing Great
There are three of these “Pride of Barbados” red bird of paradise shrubs in my courtyard . All of them have lots of these beautiful little flowers opening every day.
We have had some fairly heavy monsoon weather over the past week, but these little guys hold up very well in the wind and rain. Click on the image to enlarge.
More Fishhook Flowers
Yay! The little fishhook cactus has four new flowers today. I took this photo this afternoon after taking the dogs for a walk. I noticed the flowers and came back outside with the camera. These are so pretty! Click on the image to enlarge.