Cacti and Lotus

We live in a dry, arid climate. It’s not quite desert, but it’s close.P1150683So it’s not surprising to see cacti and succulents used in landscape design.P1150668Or on a much smaller scale.P1150675It’s always a good idea to have a sack of aloe hanging around, in case of burn or cut.P1150583The plants themselves are fascinating to study.P1150558For the mathematicians out there, Fibonacci Sequence in nature.P1150577Like any other plant, cacti have to attract someone to polinte and propagate the species.  These hardy rough plants always have a delicate flower.P1150575That doesn’t last very long.P1150573Just enough to do the job and wither.P1150566I’m not on the lookout for pokemon, I’m looking for what is interesting in my surroundings. Sometimes it is just a simple leaf.P1150514Take our climate and add water. The humble waterlilly, or lotus will send forth beautiful flowers from the murky muddy depths.P1150519P1150516P1150517Did the yellow and pink cross polinate? It sure looks like it.P1150518Color theory 101, pink and yellow gives us a lovely pale orange.

Leah

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