Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Prickly Pears

I was just noticing some of the different colors of fruit on the prickly pear cacti growing in the wild around here.
























That's about it for now.

Have a great day!
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14 comments:

  1. Annie JeffriesAugust 13, 2013 at 6:53 AM

    Such beautiful and rich colors.

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  2. Roberta WarshawAugust 13, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    Oh those are some beauties! Love the colors. They taste good too if you can get at them!

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  3. angryparsnipAugust 13, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    I adore the Prickly Pear ! Love all the different fruit colors.
    Fabulous photos !

    I wanted to plant some by the house but the "Kissing Bug" likes to hide in them and I can't be bitten by one. So they are in the yard but not near the house. Bummer.

    cheers, parsnip

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  4. DarlaAugust 13, 2013 at 9:48 AM

    Gorgeous...isn't the contrast of the pads with those deep burgundy fruits just fabulous?

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  5. cieldequimperAugust 13, 2013 at 1:12 PM

    In the last shot they look a bit like strange strawberries!

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  6. Spare Parts and PicsAugust 13, 2013 at 8:26 PM

    These colors have always seemed to me like the perfect combination!

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  7. rainfield61August 14, 2013 at 7:48 AM

    Your desert always provide surprises.

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  8. betchaiAugust 14, 2013 at 11:31 AM

    so love the contrast in your pictures, we have lots of prickly pear in the wild here too, but maybe, i did not take a closer look at those fruits, I just noticed even the fruits have thorn like the leaves through your pictures, very interesting!

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  9. BarbAugust 14, 2013 at 2:16 PM

    I've always loved the contrast of the fruit to the cacti. I like your compositions.

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  10. shirleyAugust 14, 2013 at 5:05 PM

    Amazing photos do you use the fruit for anything I am sure I have heard of recipes for using them....many moons ago though.

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  11. Ramakant PradhanAugust 19, 2013 at 2:57 AM

    They look beautiful. Had never seen fruits on cactus before and somehow had taken it for granted that cactus don't have fruits.

    Have a great week ahead!

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  12. ThérèseAugust 19, 2013 at 8:41 PM

    I always liked the colors of prickly pears and the view of them probably because we can;t take them in the hand without protection. They seem so perfect to fit in a hand.
    Nice series.

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  13. Stranger in a Strange LandAugust 21, 2013 at 3:20 AM

    Hello Diane:

    I can remember first eating Prickly Pear preserves when I visited my relatives living in AZ in the early 70s. I also remember a Dune buggy ride in the high desert some miles outside of Phoenix and the smells and beauty of the desert in the evening.

    Take care,
    Mike

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  14. CelesteAugust 27, 2013 at 4:08 PM

    Great pictures, I don't know about you but I seem to have a lot less prickly pear fruits on my plants this year than last.

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