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Mammillaria Mound. DP102-2013 Posted April 12; processed ditto. Each cactus in the mound is fairly small, with each opened blossom no more than 1/4 - 1/2 inch across, I'd say. The entire mound is several feet in diameter, at a guess. The perspective of the shot exaggerates its size relative to, for example, the truly large variegated leaf century plant in the background. Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory, April 10, 2013
Astrophytum Cactus #01b-2012M 05 Backlit spines on a star cactus. . Arid House, Conservatory at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, Michigan November 1, 2012
'Dew' Drops. This petite cactus (not more than 3" in diameter, at a guess) was doing an efficient job of holding on to the droplets it received from the scheduled misting from overhead jets. Almost every other cactus in the room had already given back that source of moisture through evaporation. DP051-2013. Posted February 20, 2013; processed February 19. I had hoped to be able to choose from among pictures taken yesterday during some of the snow squalls, showing birds, squirrels, and even deer who came into the yard in search of food. But all the ones I took were dull and uninteresting. So I opted for an older, but technically better and visually more interesting (in my opinion) shot from a recent visit to Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Taken February 12, 2013
Still feeling pale and out of focus, as befits the smudge stick filter I applied here. I seem to be exchanging one locus of misery (head) for another (throat and lungs). Once I run out of body parts, I have to get well, right? Thanks for all your well wishes, and from the sound of if, many of you are in similar need. So, "Get well! You, me, and all our loved ones" DP048-2013. Posted February 17, 2013
A peek inside my fevered brain. DP047-2013. Posted February 16; processed ditto. Apologies to all who have left comments during the past ~30 hours, for which I've been unable to reciprocate. I've been pretty much out of commision since 10 am yesterday. I'll try to catch up once the fever breaks and I can once again eat, drink, and sit at the computer comfortably.
Mount Lemmon Hwy or the E. Catalina Hwy begins its tortuous eastward route up the southern flanks of the Santa Catalina Mountains before turning northward toward Summerhaven and Mt. Lemmon itself. (My main reason for taking this shot was to see whether our rental house would be visible in the shot. It is.) . Seen from Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Ho, ho, ho! Mistletoe and Snow. Makes the season jolly, Don't you know. . Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Northern Mockingbird (tentative ID) perched on ocotillo stems. . Saguaro National Park, East. Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (mid- to late morning)
Sunset at the rental house, foothills of northeast Tucson . Tucson, Arizona December 20, 2012 (5:17 pm MST)
Mammillaria Mound.

DP102-2013 Posted April 12; processed ditto.

Each cactus in the mound is fairly small, with each opened blossom no more than 1/4 - 1/2 inch across, I'd say. The entire mound is several feet in diameter, at a guess. The perspective of the shot exaggerates its size relative to, for example, the truly large variegated leaf century plant in the background.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory,
April 10, 2013
Mammillaria Mound. DP102-2013 Posted April 12; processed ditto. Each cactus in the mound is fairly small, with each opened blossom no more than 1/4 - 1/2 inch across, I'd say. The entire mound is several feet in diameter, at a guess. The perspective of the shot exaggerates its size relative to, for example, the truly large variegated leaf century plant in the background. Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory, April 10, 2013
Mammillaria Mound.

DP102-2013 Posted April 12; processed ditto.

Each cactus in the mound is fairly small, with each opened blossom no more than 1/4 - 1/2 inch across, I'd say. The entire mound is several feet in diameter, at a guess. The perspective of the shot exaggerates its size relative to, for example, the truly large variegated leaf century plant in the background.

Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory,
April 10, 2013
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