Lat week, the hummingbirds showed interest in some decorations I hung out on the patio. I found the hummingbird feeder and put some syrup in it a couple of days ago. Today, this cute little hummingbird found the feeder and gave me this photo op. Click on the image to enlarge.
Today, four new flowers were open on our saguaro cactus. Two of them were on the lower arm, allowing me to get some close up photos. Click on the image to enlarge.
Our devil’s tongue barrel cactus appears to be happy with its new home in the Arizona desert. This flower opened up today out on the “west 40” part of our half-acre lot. Click on the image to enlarge.
Ten days ago, I posted a similar image of our saguaro with the moon in the background, but this one has open flowers. Click on the image to enlarge.
I walked out across the road today and snapped a series of images that I merged into a single panoramic image of the Arizona house and yard. We received some of the office furniture this week and are working on acquiring the rest of the home furnishings in a week or two. We’re getting closer to our completion of the interior and are just a few steps closer to the completion of the landscaping. Click on the panoramic image to see full-sized.
My second saguaro flower opened up today. I can show you the center of this flower, unlike the first one I posted. Click on the image to enlarge.
We drove to town today to do some shopping. We stopped for gas at a place where these red bird of paradise (a.k.a pride of Barbados) flowers were in bloom. I got out of the truck and walked over to the bush to get some pictures while Bob pumped the gas.
We bought three of these a couple of weeks ago for the courtyard at the new house. I can hardly wait for them to have flowers too. Since Wickenburg is at a higher elevation, the red birds start to flower a few weeks later than in Phoenix. Click on the image to enlarge.
From Phoenix Tropicals:
The red bird of paradise is one of the most colorful and easiest to take care of plants for Phoenix. It is deciduous but blooms continuously through the summer. Neither heat nor frost are a problem for this plant in the lower desert.