A Red Bird of Paradise (Pride of Barbados) blooms in front of an ocotillo and a palo verde. This nice landscape is in front of the vet where our dog is receiving day care today as we go about business in our new town. Click on the image to enlarge.
Rain Bird Rainbows
Our hotel is directly adjacent to a ranch where they have cattle that graze on pastures. Last evening, they had industrial size rain birds irrigating the south pasture. We watched as two of the streams crossed and produced an intense rainbow segment. Play this 40 second video and enjoy!
Cool Your Heels
After a day of grueling errands and chores in the desert, a dip in the cement pond out back is sure great for Damsel’s tired feet. Click the image to enlarge.
Colorful Freeway Landscaping
We passed several colorful “Red Bird of Paradise” bushes planted along I-10 near Yucaipa. There will be lots of these when we get to Wickenburg, Arizona today.
White Echinopsis
This white echinopsis flower greeted me when I went out onto the patio this morning. I also saw eleven cereus cactus flowers. This was the unique one today, though. Click on the image to enlarge.
According to the label on the planter:
The genus echinopsis, native to South America are globular cacti that are quite cold tolerant. They produce white, yellow, pink or lavender flowers in the Summertime.