Arizona

What may be the last of the hedgehog flowers for this year opened today. There were several pods open and I did not see any more getting ready to open. This was the prettiest one on the cactus today. We will miss them until next year. Click on the image to enlarge.

As promised, the Argentine Giant Cactus flowers. They opened last night and were still open at about 10AM before starting to fade away. This cactus isn’t done yet – there is another flower bud coming for sure and maybe more. Click on the image to enlarge.

We thought that these Argentine Giant cactus flower pods would have opened this evening, but we’re still about a day away from enjoying the flowers for a brief time. They will open and stay open overnight but they will start to fade the morning after. It’s only a brief window, but I am planning to get some good photos of them and will post them here very soon. Click on the image to enlarge.

Spring is such a great time of the year in Arizona and at our house, in particular. We took a little walk today up the road and I took some pictures of flowers along the way. This little slideshow starts with a pink beavertail cactus flower, followed by a yellow prickly pear cactus flower and, finally, flower pods on a mesquite tree with bees. Roll your mouse over the slideshow to pause on an image. Roll out to continue playing.