As asked, I will try to remember to take more photos of more of the blooming cactus.
They all bloom at different times.
Here are some blooms from the Prickly Pear Cactus.
Full of Buds ready to bloom.
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Prickly Pear Pads with the fruit.
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Beware of the Prickly Pear Fruit Zombie !
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As always here is your pretty for the beginning of the week.
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I just love this baby iwinston photo
My drawing of Prickly Pear Pads.
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Different light, this is more like my finish drawing.
Of course the bloom that started it all from last week.
cheers, parsnip
Hi, Gayle!
ReplyDeleteYour Prickly Pear blooms are gorgeous, marvelous and stunning! I once tried my luck at growing a potted Prickly Pear in my sun room. Within a few months the pads were covered with a tarnish like disease and I needed to throw the plant away. Needless to say it failed to bloom indoors. Yours enjoy the benefit of the full bright sunshine and it shows. Do you ever harvest the pads, remove the spines, fry them and eat them? Do they taste like chkikin' :)
It does my heart good to see Winston looking happy in all of those pictures. I wish you and Winston and your catties a wonderful week, dear friend Gayle!
I have eaten the pads but like orka they are/can be very slimy. They taste like ? not sure how to tell you.
Deletechkikin' ? :)
Deletehahahahahahahahahahahahaha !
DeleteWinston seems to be laughing.
ReplyDeleteThe blooms are gorgeous!
Paper thin and so lovely.
DeleteWinston smiles all the time.
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ReplyDeleteThank You for stopping by. The desert is full of wonder.
DeleteI have a whole new appreciation for cacti. Love your painting of them.
ReplyDeleteJust remember they have thorns that will show no mercy.
DeleteThe colours are so very vibrant Gayle. Beautiful.
ReplyDeletePlus I did not hype the colors they are that bright.
DeleteSo beautiful and such amazing looking plants! I love how you've captured them in your drawing. You are talented! Do the bees love them too?...along with those pesky pack rats? They look like delicious blossomy snacks if they could get to them around the thorns! Hugs to that gud dug with the sparkling smile. X
ReplyDeleteYou know I am not sure if the bees like them but I have planted rosemary for them along with the citrus trees and the blooming palo verdes.
DeleteGorgeous photos! I'd forgotten just how beautiful the blossoms are. Thanks for the reminder! xoxo
ReplyDeleteThese blooms are always such a surprise to me even though I know what they look like.
DeleteThose cacti are so cool. My prickly pears look like raisins right now because they spent the winter on a shelf in the garage. Hopefully by July they will look half as pretty as yours.
ReplyDeleteLove the artwork! Delightful color.
Some water and soft sunlight should help.
DeleteSuch beautiful and colorful blooms! And your drawing is amazing. Such details! Do you use only color pencils?
ReplyDeleteI use Prisma Pencils they are soft and somewhat oily. So I can mix and blend the colors.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard for me to raise my arms to paint anymore.
What a beautiful post this is, no wonder the flowers inspired you to produce some lovely artwork. (I'm looking at your materials with interest - how do you use the soft, wide brush?)
ReplyDeleteSmiley Winston with the film star teeth!
What beautiful cactus flowers! And your drawings are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteBut I must confess the portrait of a little black doggie grinning at us is my favorite! Winston is too too cute!
The cacti are lovely...but Winston is still the best sight here today!
ReplyDeleteWow !!! absolutely fantastic blog. I am very glad to have such useful information.
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