One of the pleasures of Arizona living is the beautiful weather and native desert flora and fauna. I snapped this picture this afternoon of the new saguaro with clouds overhead. Click on the image to enlarge.
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Bay Bay’s Bathtub
The Mama and the Daddy got me a tub to use on the back porch. I like to get in the tub that they have at the dog park, so the hoomins got me this one. I got in it today to cool off since it was 108° in the shade. Click on me to make me bigger.
Red Bird Close-Up
While the saguaro was being installed yesterday, I snapped this close-up image of one of the red bird of paradise shrubs in the courtyard. Click on the image to enlarge.
How Saguaro Happens – Part Last (We Hope)
Finally, we have a replacement for the saguaro cactus that fell over about a year ago. The landscaping crew arrived this morning to transplant a large saguaro from Aguila (about 25 miles west of here) to the place where the old cactus stood before it succumbed to root rot. The new one has a lot of arms and we’re looking forward to seeing lots of saguaro flowers next spring on the new cactus. Click on the image to enlarge.
Front Door – Nice
I stood in the courtyard and took this photo of the front door. We just LOVE our little desert house. Click on the image to enlarge.
A Late Cholla Flower
We went out on the patio this evening and I saw something yellow on the cholla across the RV drive to the west. I thought it was a cholla flower, but it’s really late in the flowering season for new buds. But, there it was.
I looked for flowers on the other cholla on the property and could not see any. I also looked for more buds on this cholla and, likewise, found none. This one flower is very pretty, though. Click on the image to enlarge.
