Saturday, June 7, 2014

Jackpot!


I hit the cactus bloom jackpot on Friday morning when I took my walk at the botanical garden.  In one little corner of the garden, almost all the cactus had blooms on them.  Everywhere I looked another bloom popped up.  What was really surprising were the variety of colors.  There was a stunning PINK.




A brilliant RED!


















A soft YELLOW!













And, a large cluster of WHITE blooms with little tinges of pink on the edges.  It was a feast for the eyes and it proved to me that the cactus in the garden still have some blooms this season to surprise us with.

17 comments:

  1. Real EXPLOSIONS of colour!

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  2. FUN, fun, fun to see these flowering plants from across the country.

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  3. I'm really impressed with the quality of these photographs. It isn't easy to get such detail without washing out the whites. I think a lot of people have no clue that cacti can come up with such floral beauty!

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  4. Love all of them, they look brilliant. great shots!

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  5. That turned out to be a rewarding walk.

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  6. It's cacti season. Absolutely gorgeous!

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  7. Oh wow! From the thumbnail I thought the first one was a dahlia... So so beautiful, all of them!

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  8. I can't decide which one I love the best, Sharon!

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  9. These are all wonderful, Sharon. You have a knack for photographing these flowers up close. You seem to go to the botanical garden as often as I go to Elizabeth Park.

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  10. Your third shot is fantastic.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  11. Oh wow! I'll say you hit the jackpot Sharon.. Those plain old cactus have the most exotic blooms of all.. colours to die for. Bet you returned very well pleased with your trip.

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  12. great lighting on the top and bottom photos!

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