After the beavertail cacti blooms, come the hedgehog cacti. There are several native hedgehogs on the lot and on adjacent properties that all seem to have these beautiful pink flowers.
I took this photo of a trio of flowers on the hedgehog in the front of the property yesterday. Very pretty! Click on the image to enlarge.
Our flower vendor at the supermarket was out of the little daffodils I had intended on buying. In fact, most of their flowers were below my standards, but the Gerbera daisies were presentable so I bought several stems.
I photographed this yellow Gerbera close-up this afternoon. Click on the image to enlarge.
I took this photo at the west end shopping plaza yesterday. These are ten claret cup cactus flowers in bloom in the landscape section in front of the bank. Our hedgehog cacti should soon be producing similar flowers, but will be pink in color. Stay tuned! Click on the image to enlarge.
I took this photo from the courtyard of one of our beavertail cacti. This one is along the side of the RV drive west of the house. At the time I took the picture, there was only one flower open. If you look, however, at the many buds on the many paddles, there will be a time soon when the flowers will be overwhelmingly the predominant feature on the cactus. Click on the image to enlarge.
Some of the bulbs I keep in the courtyard planter are starting to have flowers. Today. this freesia opened up. I expect to have paperwhites and daffodils soon. I will also have amaryllis and hyacinth flowers to post soon. Click on the image to enlarge.
The flowering plum tree has been in our courtyard for three seasons now. This year, it seems that the flowers have arrived about a week earlier than last year. Maybe we can have some plum fruit this season. That would be nice. Click on the image to enlarge.
