On the morning of our return to Arizona, the cereus cactus in the California garden happened to be in bloom. I took a couple of images of it under the skies of low clouds and fog that prevail on the Southern California Coast this time of year. I can hardly wait until the cuttings of this cactus we brought from the California House start to produce these under the sunny Arizona skies. Click on the image to enlarge.
We were up at Fort MacArthur today to visit with DrJim. While we were there, I walked around with Cabela and took several photos of flowers in bloom. This is a photo of a flower on a prickly pear cactus growing on the hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Beautiful cactus flowers bloom in California too! Click on the image to enlarge.
We are back at the California house this evening. We had a couple of surprises awaiting us in the backyard. Have you ever seen an artichoke flower? Well now you have. Also, please note the bed of California Poppies in the background. Click on the image to enlarge.
Yesterday, I posted a photo of the flower pods on my Red Bird of Paradise. To my surprise, the first three opened up this morning. I don’t have to tell you how much I love these shrubs and I’m ecstatic to have my very own blooms. There will be more coming and I promise (DrJim) I will post them when I can. Click on the image to enlarge.
I have been looking forward to having my own beautiful Red Bird of Paradise flowers in the courtyard. Well, it’s about to happen. I will have more images of this beautiful (and my favorite) shrub’s flowers soon. Click on the image to enlarge.
We took a drive today to visit the Shrine of St Joseph of the Mountains in nearby Yarnell, AZ. There is a Koi pond in the shrine where these pretty water lilies were in bloom today. Click on the image to enlarge.