A Bit of the Desert

Dotting a park by the side of the road, a menagerie of colors finally enticed me and Sandra after a dinner out a few weeks ago. We stopped and studied the offerings at the plant sale hosted by the Kiwanis Club. They had excellent assortment of flowering plants, but there was more than just pretty flowers.

One collection was a six pack of cacti, which we decided to take home.


A Prickly Assortment

Shortly after purchase, we caught a pleasant surprise on one of the cacti.


Flowering

A Closeup

In fact, it actually flowered in two spots. you can actually see the buds on the first image. The most amazing thing about this bloom was that it would open during the day, but then at night...


Resting in the Evening

...it would close. For several days, it did this, open during the day and close in the evening. It was a short-lived bloom, but incredible nonetheless.