Tuesday, April 20, 2010

PostHeaderIcon Pediocactus flowers

The Pediocactus simpsonii var. minor plants are starting to bloom. Now, I'm going out with a paint brush every day to pollinate these plants. I think they have the most ethereal flowers of any cactus plants. All of the outdoor cacti seem to be forming flowers and buds early this year.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

PostHeaderIcon cactus dream

I have this dream sometimes that I'm a child riding my bicycle in the town where I grew up. There are piles of fill dirt for road construction and I see globular and prickly pear cacti mixed in with the piles of dirt. I decide to go home to get a bag to carry them in so I can plant them in my parents yard. Then I wake up.