Since we posted about a cactus growing out of a palm tree a couple of years ago, part of the prickly pear cactus fell down. The other day, I took this photo of the cactus in the tree being propped up by a brace. They had it held up by ropes, but now, someone built a wooden base for the cactus to rest on. Click on either image to enlarge.
Here’s how the cactus looked back in September of 2010 . . .
This cactus is growing in our back yard amongst all the native desert plant and animal life. The cactus is about a foot high and ten inches in diameter at the base. Like many other barrel cacti, it leans toward the south, hence the “compass” name.
I was up on the hill behind the RV drive and took the image pair that I merged into this anaglyph image. Click on the image to enlarge.
Of course, you will need your free pair of 3D glasses to view the anaglyph image. If you don’t have your 3D glasses you can view the 2D image here.
These beautiful salmon pink roses have been gracing our great room since we brought them home last Thursday. Very pretty!
I did an internet search and found a description of Marjan roses at FiftyFlowers.com:
A fresh salmon orange rose, Marjan has a slender head with a high petal count that fully opens into a classic bloom. Its color is unique, and often described as a dark pinkish-orange. For a fiery effect, combine this rose with any hot or light pink wedding bouquet, table centerpiece or flower arrangement.
Click on the image to enlarge.
We discovered another hedgehog cactus behind one of the palo verde trees on the hill behind our house. It is surrounded by deadwood and low shrubs. One of these days, I’m tempted to dig it up, transfer it to a large pot and bring it down to the courtyard. Hedgehog cacti produce brilliant pink flowers in the spring.
We have a new goldfinch feeder – a Perky Pet Upside Down Thistle Feeder. We got it from Amazon.com last week just to try it out.
The product description on Amazon follows:
Keep undesirable house finches and larger birds away from your finch feeders with this unique finch feeder. It’s designed to attract goldfinches, who can easily feed upside down while other species cannot. Holds up to 2 pounds of thistle seed or finch mix. Features plastic squirrel-resistant cap and perches. Cap slides along a hanging bail for ease of filling. Weather-resistant 18 inch feeder tube. Six upside-down feeding ports & perches. Feeder empties completely leaving no residue.
The feeder hangs from a garden crook just outside of the courtyard where we can see it through the front window. Click on the image to enlarge.
Today, we took the dogs to the Wickenburg dog park. It was a beautiful high desert day with a few thin wispy clouds, a little breeze and temperatures in the mid sixties.
Video – At The Dog Park
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The dogs love to explore the park. Bay Bay and Cabela run around sniffing just about everything. Bear walks around, but she is old (14 years now) and slow. The outing is good for her.
We try and take them to the park every week, but sometimes our busy retirement schedule keeps that from happening. 😉 I guess we’ll just have to make the time since they enjoy the park so much.
