"Wow" is what I said, when I first saw a pasture covered with these blooming cacti.
Over the week end I traveled some country back roads just to the north of my home. My plans for Saturday were to attend the Texas Draft Horse and Mule Association Harvest and Plow Day. I will be posting about this event later in the week.
Directly below this delicate flower lies the prickly spines of the cactus.
It was a rather warm day with temperatures reaching in the 90's. The bees were buzzing....
It has been a day of shock and sadness as I have watched the news of the devastating tornadoes in Texas' neighboring state of Oklahoma.
Please remember the Oklahomans in your prayers.....
Meggie Mac
I've just been watching the dreadful pictures on breakfast television in the UK. Glad to read that you are ok. Jx
ReplyDeleteThank you Jan.....They say the winds were 200mph. The number of deaths is climbing.
DeleteMy what marvelous shots . . . even the bee cooperated for his photography.
ReplyDeleteYou made me remember the Disney film . . . I think it was called, The Painted Desert.
Have you ever seen it? It is filled with blooms of the desert speed up so that you can watch each cactus go from bud, to full bloom. Gorgeous movie, I think that you would enjoy it.
Hi Connie...I haven't seen the movie. I'll check it out. Thanks...
DeleteI've just seen the terrible news on television over here-it's difficult to comprehend the scale of such devastation. Thinking of all those who have suffered. x
ReplyDeleteHello Scarlet....even where I live, there can be tornadoes. But, never as devastating as the one yesterday, in Moore Oklahoma. Thank you for your thoughts.
DeleteWhat a beautiful flower and nice photo's.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Thank you, Elna.
DeleteIt always amazes me how such beautiful flowers grow on these prickly plants when I've been to Texas. You've captured this in your photos and show us the appreciation we might otherwise pass by, dear friend. XOXO
ReplyDeleteI said wow when I saw the photo so it must be amazing to see for real! x
ReplyDeleteI love seeing that bee!
ReplyDeleteAmazing that those spiky plants produce such beautiful blooms.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shots! Cactus blooms are just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIndeed wow, those cactus bloms! groetjes, Gerda
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