Cap'n Bob & the Damsel

Roses for Mom

Roses for Mom

We dropped over to the retirement ranch this afternoon to take some roses to Mom. Earlier, we went grocery shopping and bought flowers, as usual. Damsel took a couple of the roses and some baby’s breath and put them in a little vase for Mom. Click on the image to enlarge.

When we got to the ranch, we found Mom and a half-dozen other seniors playing a game of crazy eights in the lobby of the care center. Damsel took a photo of them engaged in the intense battle of cards. Click here to see that image.

04 Apr 2013 by Arizona Photography Retirement

The Hedgehog Cactus Flowers are Opening

Hedgehog Flowers

We have been expecting the hedgehog cactus flowers to open just after the first few days of spring. Well, they’re starting to open. The first two were open yesterday and a third one opened today. It looks like another will be opening tomorrow, too.

We’re still waiting on our beavertail cactus flowers which should start to open soon. Click on the image to enlarge.

02 Apr 2013 by Arizona Flowers Home & Garden Photography

Easter Lily Glow

Easter Lily Glow

I took this photo about five years ago. Light from the window above the staircase in our California house beamed onto the back of this lily to make it appear as if the lily itself was the source of illumination. Happy Easter! Click on the image to enlarge.

31 Mar 2013 by Flowers Holidays Photography

Retirement Ranch Livestock

livestock

Mom’s new home is really a ranch. There are a couple of horses and a llama (maybe an alpaca?) that graze in the pasture that is in the middle of the ranch. This horse was by the fence next to the road as we drove into the ranch to see Mom this morning. Credit Damsel for the photo. Click on the image to enlarge.

30 Mar 2013 by Critters Photography Retirement

Hot Pink Beavertail Cactus Flower

Hot Pink Beavertail Cactus Flower

Our neighbors a few blocks away have a mature beavertail cactus growing in their yard. It always seems to be the first one in the area to bloom. Click on the image to enlarge.

I took this image of one of many flowers to come today. My beavertail has a lot of flower buds and should bloom any day now. I also have many, many hedgehog buds all around the lot. More photos to come as spring progresses.

29 Mar 2013 by Arizona Flowers Photography

A Pretty Spring Iris

A Pretty Spring Iris

I snapped this photo of a beautiful iris flower that I spotted on the way home from a visit with Bob’s Mom today. Bob stopped the truck and I got out to get this picture. There were several other nice iris flowers, but this was the nicest picture of all the pretty iris’. Click on the image to enlarge.

27 Mar 2013 by Arizona Flowers Photography

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