Monday, September 20, 2010

circles of orange




circles of orange
desert's last invitation
to savor summer

38 comments:

  1. Wonderful photos, and even more so when clicked on a couple of times to enlarge the details. You live in a gorgeous place.

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  2. So I am very eager to see how the desert looks like in the winter.

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  3. Gorgeous cactus, flowers and colors! What a wonderful, beautiful place you live in, Diane! Terrific captures! Hope your week is off to a great start!

    Sylvia

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  4. I love this color of orange. The flowers are beautiful!!

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  5. Beautiful pictures, Diane... I love seeing all of that orange during this time of year... Fall IS coming --although we are still having Summer here now.
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  6. Gorgeous shades of orange and yellow....didn't know cacti could look this pretty....

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  7. Beautiful colors and photographs from the desert Dianne.. as always..
    Costas

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  8. What beautiful flowers, I especially like your macro shots. I never knew there was so much color in the desert this time of the year.

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  9. Very cool! I love your desert flower pictures because I have never seen them before!

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  10. How gorgeous! Looks more like an invitation to FALL, with that orange color!!! Really beautiful!!! Thanks for showing!!!

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  11. These are such a beautiful color. Mine are yellow so obviously a different variety of barrel cactus. These are so healthy and gorgeous. Definitely circles of orange.

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  12. Fall colors like New England autumn leaves ... even in the desert! Fascinating!

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  13. These are wonderful. Flowering cactus are just so exotic. Love these shots.

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  14. What luscious color! (And what a great smiling photo of your grandson!)

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  15. Those are gorgeous! I'm surprised to see blooms so late. Also like the spider web bridge in the first image.

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  16. Beautiful cactus flowers. Love the color combination.

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  17. WOW!!!!! one word suffice.

    I shall love to see these cacti myself.

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  18. Those are gorgeous for sure and long dried up here in the Valley. Good riddance, I say! Let's get the Fall on! :-)

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  19. So beautiful, and a perfect haiku!

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  20. Those cactus blooms are just so gorgeous, and delicious looking! What a beautiful color!

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  21. That orange is so lovely. Wow. Thank you!

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  22. beautiful Diane, the beauty of cactus flowers are so stunning, so inviting.

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  23. Warm colors of these cactus! Congrats for the Grandson!

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  24. The bottom shot is amazing! I keep one big echinocactus for seven years and I'm still waiting for a bloom... :-)

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  25. Really like those pops of orange. That last photo is amazing!! I love it!

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  26. I added myself to follow your blog. You are more than welcome to visit mine and become a follower if you want to.

    God Bless You ~Ron

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  27. those are beautiful circles of orange!

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  28. Lovely Cactus and a great shot!

    http://youcanfacetodaybecausehelives.blogspot.com

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  29. Those are some well guarded flowers, Diane.

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  30. Beautiful color, like orange sherbert, yum!

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  31. Summer sure looks great there where you are. I love all the photos you've been sharing here.

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  32. I like these orange flowers. Are they edible?

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  33. Gorgeous pic of "Circles Of Orange!" You have an incredible talent...Good work!

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