Last night we went to a movie (Ex Machina), and as we walked back to our car we could see frequent flashes of lightning in the distance – too distant to be heard, in fact. During the night we heard the thunder, and then raindrops hitting the roof. It seems the rain helped to encourage our cacti to bloom, after several hot days in the upper 90s. The result was a series of beautiful blooms, as shown below:
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| Two cacti bloomed today, one with reddish-orange flowers, the other with yellow flowers. |
Betsy was enjoying the garden more than usual this morning.
Here's a closer look at the red blooms:
Notice the beautiful shades of pink around the interior of these blooms.
It seems that May showers brought May flowers.
