Cacti are blooming all over Hollerdom.
Prickly plants yielding fragile flowers.
Like gilded lilies,
in rainbow hues,
seeking sun,
through lethal thorns.
An Easter parade,
in a desert scape,
beauty triumphs in the harshest places.
Cheers & Happy Easter to you~
Wow Cindy! These are amazing! Such a wild and wonderful variety of cacti! 🙂
Thanks and it’s what you get in the wild, wooly west! Hope all is well with you~
It’s pretty wild and wooly here too! Storms and wild winds one minute and bright sunshine and blue skies the next!
Spring takes it time where you are, but when it comes, it is soooo worth it!
Beautiful! Yay for spring!
I second that motion!
Wow… gorgeous photos of such
amazingly harsh + delicate plants! 🙂 ♥ ❤
They are a dichotomy aren’t they and I love this about them! Very pleased you enjoyed them~
What a gorgeous collection, Cindy! When I see a cactus in bloom, I feel so delighted for the prickly and wooly creature 🙂
Yes! It’s like they are saying, so you think I’m plain huh?????? I’ll show you! 🙂
🙂
Spring is here! I hope you had a wonderful Easter ❤
We did thank you and now the orioles have arrived! I am jazzed~
Wonderful!
❤
Definitely an Easter Parade … Are these also in The Holler?
Some were at The Holler, some at The San Diego Botanical Garden and others at The San Diego Safari Park~
Liebe Cindy wunderschöne Fotos hab einen schönen Freitag und 1 April Klaus in Freundschaft
Glucklich April Klaus und danke mein Freund!
Such beautiful flowers, quite a variety. Do they bloom in such profusion every spring?
Sometimes when we have more rain the bloom is much better. We are still water depleted in SoCal although better than last season.
Wow! Fabulous, Cindy! They’re really strutting their stuff, aren’t they? 🙂
They are, as if to say, “You thought I was ugly?” 😉
How exquisite. Would love to see this one day!
I hope you do. The desert in the spring is a beautiful experience. ❤
Always beautifully done
You are a lovely blogging friend, my friend. Be well~ ❤
Cindy, the incredible contrast that you have created here is something ~ the first photo does not seem possible, which makes it all the more beautiful.
These are my favorite cactus flowers because of the vibrant, as you said almost unbelieveable reds, oranges and yellows. They grow wild all over the mojave desert. So pleased you see them as I do Randall & cheers to you~
Fabulous and colorful set of photos as always, Cindy! The Cacti are amazing and special!
So pleased you enjoyed them & cheers to you Kamila~ ❤
beautiful eye candy 🙂
Merci beaucoup mon ami!
These pictures reminded me so much of when we lived in Tucson! …fond memories!!! Thank you for sharing them! I am only sad I am late in seeing them. We did have a Prickly Pear bloom a few weeks ago a beautiful yellow flower. We have been tending to it ever since it was very small.
I am so pleased you enjoyed! Your prickly pear will grow and grow and eventually you will have many cactus flowers! ❤
Yes, we plan to create a cactus garden starting with this little rescue. 🙂
Wonderful! Cacti are fascinating~