tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post2017813056742685999..comments2023-10-26T03:24:41.475-07:00Comments on A Desert Observer: August Cactus Treasureskesslerdeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16941318128033074562noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-81845124998706210082009-08-04T05:48:50.301-07:002009-08-04T05:48:50.301-07:00These are wonderful cacti - and you can grow them ...These are wonderful cacti - and you can grow them outdoors? I am not usually a fan of extreme heat but right now I envy you because here it's been pretty much cool and damp for six weeks :)Birdhttp://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-59260663113727582052009-08-04T03:26:29.156-07:002009-08-04T03:26:29.156-07:00It's amazing what a difference a few degrees m...It's amazing what a difference a few degrees makes. Your cacti look really great--mine are looking dried and scorched. Even my most reliable bloomer, the Gymnocalycium baldiana, seems to be in dormancy. I am so used to seeing blooms from late April through September on it, and this year, hardly any!<br />AiyanaAiyanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04525758484165324330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-80304428062790485912009-08-03T21:26:25.933-07:002009-08-03T21:26:25.933-07:00WHat beautiful cactus - I know very little about t...WHat beautiful cactus - I know very little about them since we don't have them in AK. Thanks for adding yourself as a follower - would you mind if I used some of your pics in future to draw or paint from? Then I would have a wider variety of cacti to look at.PAK ARThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985770093478778520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-21949066078024898642009-08-03T19:25:19.685-07:002009-08-03T19:25:19.685-07:00Oh what great shots of your beautiful blooming cac...Oh what great shots of your beautiful blooming cactus!! I love the gymnos also!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402220963886597754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-86442468826255867932009-08-03T17:16:55.510-07:002009-08-03T17:16:55.510-07:00Fascinating little guys aren't they... the une...Fascinating little guys aren't they... the unexpected geometry of them is what probably attracted me to the plants in the first place. And BTW - I make your bar-B-Que chicken too. Yummy, ain't it?Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-7377930358630710442009-08-03T11:57:06.319-07:002009-08-03T11:57:06.319-07:00Your collection is so sweet and dainty...Love them...Your collection is so sweet and dainty...Love them all! HCM!Margaret Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04222261903697956295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-49838925474466552702009-08-03T11:15:26.623-07:002009-08-03T11:15:26.623-07:00you have amazing and wonderful cactus collection. ...you have amazing and wonderful cactus collection. i can hardly pronounce the names but they are all great. the little owl like cactus really fascinates me, wonderful!<br /><br />Happy Cactus Monday.betchaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754061874315713589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-30370718433768054262009-08-03T11:13:48.883-07:002009-08-03T11:13:48.883-07:00Great cactuses, they all seem to bloom about a mon...Great cactuses, they all seem to bloom about a month after you get them. Happy CM!<br /><br /><br />-CathyCathy S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06700015918246143129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-17798395968342657382009-08-03T08:14:38.770-07:002009-08-03T08:14:38.770-07:00I love these cacti especially the "owl"....I love these cacti especially the "owl". I can see an owl there in that cactus. I painted a gy... this week as you noticed. I got the image from British Cactus Society. They have so many pictures of beautiful blooms of cacti. HCM...Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-19856000882067292612009-08-03T08:10:25.303-07:002009-08-03T08:10:25.303-07:00Gee, the names are as interesting as the cacti!! ...Gee, the names are as interesting as the cacti!! Wonderful examples of cactus beauty!!<br /><br />HCM!Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029722057577018059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229746686941298595.post-78051017281828309732009-08-03T07:31:02.823-07:002009-08-03T07:31:02.823-07:00These are all fascinating! I like the checkerboar...These are all fascinating! I like the checkerboard effect on the first one, and it is intriguing how the little red fruit appear.Diane AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02304549124035767882noreply@blogger.com