From the month of April:
Linking to Clytie's, Guest Hearts Thursday.
Showing posts with label hearts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hearts. Show all posts
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Flower Shadows
Hello! I noticed these shadows on prickly pear cactus while on a stroll the other day:
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday 2 and Random Hearts.
Brittle Bush Blossom
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Hedgehog Heart
Enjoy your day!
Linking to Shadow Shot Sunday 2 and Random Hearts.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Random Hearts - Ants
You might recall a Desert Colors post from May with an ant carrying a flower heart down into a heart shaped hole under a palo verde tree:
Well, last week I noticed another heart shaped ant hill,
but instead of flower petals there were lots of fast moving ants, many with wings.
Further down the road, a huge column of flying ants was swirling in the early morning sunlight.
Apparently, this was the day for the nuptial flight of the ants.
Back home again, I saw a couple of winged ants on a stucco wall.
Later at the computer, contemplating if the ant's head looked heart shaped, it dawned on me that this ant was wearing a heart on his wings.
Discover more hearts or share your own at Clytie's Random Hearts.
Well, last week I noticed another heart shaped ant hill,
but instead of flower petals there were lots of fast moving ants, many with wings.
Further down the road, a huge column of flying ants was swirling in the early morning sunlight.
Apparently, this was the day for the nuptial flight of the ants.
Back home again, I saw a couple of winged ants on a stucco wall.
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| queen ant |
Later at the computer, contemplating if the ant's head looked heart shaped, it dawned on me that this ant was wearing a heart on his wings.
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| winged male ant |
Discover more hearts or share your own at Clytie's Random Hearts.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Saguaro Hearts
Saguaros keep on giving. After the cactus is done blooming, the fruit starts to look like tiny watermelons. Then the fruit splits open into flower or heart shapes depending on how you look at them.
Sometimes the entrance to a bird nest in a saguaro appears heart shaped.
Here's a random heart on a decaying saguaro boot. A saguaro boot is the woody plant tissue of the saguaro nest cavity which remains long after the cactus dies.
It's hard to see, but after I uploaded the picture, I saw a tiny heart above the heart shaped cutout on the edge of the boot.
It's fun to discover random hearts! See more hearts at Clytie's Random Hearts.
Sometimes the entrance to a bird nest in a saguaro appears heart shaped.
Here's a random heart on a decaying saguaro boot. A saguaro boot is the woody plant tissue of the saguaro nest cavity which remains long after the cactus dies.
It's hard to see, but after I uploaded the picture, I saw a tiny heart above the heart shaped cutout on the edge of the boot.
It's fun to discover random hearts! See more hearts at Clytie's Random Hearts.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Palo Verdes - Random Hearts
Hi there! Here are some blooming Palo Verdes, the green-barked trees that flower profusely this time of year, lining roads and coloring hillsides with cheerful yellow:
The white banner petal on this flower caught my eye with its subtle upside down heart-shape:
In a carpet of fallen blossoms under a tree, I noticed an ant hill with a small heart-shaped hole, and just as I moved in to get a closer look, a red ant appeared carrying a tiny heart!
See more hearts (or share your own) at Clytie's Random Hearts
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| Blue Palo Verde |
The white banner petal on this flower caught my eye with its subtle upside down heart-shape:
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| Foothills Palo Verde |
In a carpet of fallen blossoms under a tree, I noticed an ant hill with a small heart-shaped hole, and just as I moved in to get a closer look, a red ant appeared carrying a tiny heart!
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| Ant carrying a heart |
See more hearts (or share your own) at Clytie's Random Hearts
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