Still a Bloomin'
Today is officially the first day of Summer but it's been summer in southern Arizona for about four weeks. Highs this week were around 106 and 108 degrees. If I start complaining about the heat Tom reminds me that I have a car with a good A/C; I work in a comfortable office indoors, and I don't work outside. So, honestly, the heat doesn't bother me too much, especially during the work week. It is impacting my walks though that I usually like to take on my lunch break. It has really dried up here but this Spring I took more pictures of the flowering cactus and other interesting plants I came across. I'm thinking ahead to the property and what I might want to plant so I find myself noticing plants and flowers more than usual. I thought I'd finally take some time and download the photos from my iPhone and camera and share them on my blog. I hadn't seen or noticed a flowering prickly pear on any of my previous visits to Arizona. The flowers really are q