Saturday, April 26, 2025

More Garden Observations

 


The desert spiny lizard in the top photo was a paparazzi favorite at the garden last Wednesday.  There was a crowd of 7 or 8 photographers pointing a variety of fancy lenses his way.  This fellow was loving the attention.  He was still posing there when I finally walked away.

At another location, these brilliant pomegranate blooms were looking especially attractive in full sun.  











 This prickly pear cactus was sporting an abundance of fruit. I snapped this photo using the telephoto on my camera.


Then I thought I'd try using that "portrait" mode on my iPhone that I learned about in the class I took a few weeks ago.  They give two different perspectives but I like them both.  

10 comments:

Travel said...

The desert in bloom.

roentare said...

Sounds like a magical day in the garden! The spiny lizard clearly knew he was the star, and those pomegranate blooms must’ve looked stunning—portrait mode really does add a nice touch

Stefan Jansson said...

Ha, the posing lizard, that is great to see.

RedPat said...

The lizard was loving all the attention, Sharon.

Steve Reed said...

Those prickly pear fruits look kind of like ice cream cones! I love prickly pear fruit -- I used to eat it in Morocco a lot but I haven't had it in years.

Shammickite said...

I have never seen pomegranate blossom before, quite lovely isn't it.

Diaday said...

I love the desert plant and animal life.

Bill said...

A proud lizard getting his photo taken.

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Wonderful series of photos. The lizard 🦎 is enjoying being photographed and blends in so well with the rock he is standing on.

Jim said...

Good shots.