tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post7266268025457854359..comments2023-11-11T10:00:52.832-08:00Comments on Annie's Kitchen Garden: October 30, 2008: The Cactus Garden in SummerAnnie*s Grannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-52305691453314916052008-11-01T12:30:00.000-07:002008-11-01T12:30:00.000-07:00The first few years we spent here, I thought it wa...The first few years we spent here, I thought it was an ugly, barren wasteland. Now I see so much beauty in the desert! My eyes had to be retrained to see that beauty doesn't always equal green. Here it's more about texture and contrasts, and the occasional burst of color that is so unexpected and beautiful it makes ones soul soar.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-81465477247212894512008-11-01T11:49:00.000-07:002008-11-01T11:49:00.000-07:00Have a blogger buddy who lives in AZ and he takes ...Have a blogger buddy who lives in AZ and he takes the most amazing photos, lots of them cactus/flowering cactus. I never knew they did that or that they could be so beautiful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-72754086520618797312008-10-31T13:48:00.000-07:002008-10-31T13:48:00.000-07:00I came in contact with one this morning. One of t...I came in contact with one this morning. One of the pups must have managed to place a 1" barbed cactus spine in my outdoor rocking chair. I want out in my pajamas and robe, cup of coffee in hand, and sat down. And jumped back up. It was stuck into the back of my thigh and it didn't want to let go!Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-1387062521212439142008-10-31T13:42:00.000-07:002008-10-31T13:42:00.000-07:00Them are pretty nice cacti ya got there! I don't l...Them are pretty nice cacti ya got there! I don't like them at my house, cause you know......I have a habit of getting into them at times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-6956037443480895312008-10-31T12:48:00.000-07:002008-10-31T12:48:00.000-07:00Most of these cacti were given to me. I haven't b...Most of these cacti were given to me. I haven't bought many since the death of the first two summers! The gorgeous hot pink in the bottom picture is a beaver tail cactus, the yellow is a prickly pear. I was astonished at the color and size of those orange-red ones, as I thought they were prickly pear too. Those flowers must be 6-8" across! I'm taking the potted one back north with me next spring, that's for sure. I'll have to find my cactus book and see if I can identify the others, now that I can see the blossoms.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-54810257148484343812008-10-30T23:45:00.000-07:002008-10-30T23:45:00.000-07:00Those are really pretty blooms you have there. Th...Those are really pretty blooms you have there. That looks like a plant my grandmother had that she called bunny ear cactus. She'd take it inside every fall and bring it out in the spring. I never saw a bloom on hers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5597627580631284872.post-65567202950545745352008-10-30T17:45:00.000-07:002008-10-30T17:45:00.000-07:00Glade to hear you made it to your winter home. I g...Glade to hear you made it to your winter home. I guess Mr. H got his wish for the 5 hour walmart stop in a round about way. <BR/><BR/>Beautiful baby & cacti blooms!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.com