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Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) blossom, Yuma Conservation Garden, Yuma, Arizona
 


The field to the north
is filled only with cacti
and one red blossom.

 
Text and photo © 2014 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
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Posted on March 4, 2014, in 5-7-5, Arizona, Carpe Diem, Cholla cactus, I Heart Macro, Macro Monday 2, Ruby Tuesday 2, Shine the Divine, Sonoran Desert, Southern Arizona, wildflowers, Yuma, Yuma Conservation Garden and tagged , , , , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 18 Comments.

  1. Laura Hegfield | March 4, 2014 at 7:01 am

    What a beauty!!! Thanks for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro:-)

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  2. Hazel Anastasia | March 4, 2014 at 9:39 am

    And that sounds enough. Very pretty.

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  3. Gattina | March 4, 2014 at 10:55 am

    How very beautiful !

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  4. Karen, Pixel Posts | March 4, 2014 at 11:07 am

    What a gorgeous macro! The blossom is so delicate!

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  5. Sherry Blue Sky | March 4, 2014 at 11:18 am

    How beautiful, that one blossom!

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  6. Kim,USA | March 4, 2014 at 11:23 am

    Beauty in the middle of the desert. Very pretty!

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  8. Sara Chapman in Seattle USA | March 4, 2014 at 12:22 pm

    Cactus flowers are so wonderful in their contrast of the extraordinarily delicate blossom, and the heavily fortified plant!

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  10. julespaige | March 4, 2014 at 6:42 pm

    I was just in Phoenix last December. Visited an area where the cacti were hundreds of years old and as tall as trees.

    CD 413 Temple 45

    I hope the link works 😉
    Thanks ~J

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  11. WabiSabi | March 4, 2014 at 6:49 pm

    That must be something to come upon such beauty amid the barrenness of the desert. 🙂

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  12. Andrea | March 5, 2014 at 6:30 am

    Wow so big and beautiful for a cactus flower! But is it really red, it looks like pink or lavender to me. The one at my post is the true red, don’t you think so? haha

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | March 5, 2014 at 6:33 am

      To be absolutely precise, the blossom is not red. It is pink. However, pink is defined as “a color intermediate between red and white,” so there is no pink without red! 😉

      On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 5:30 AM, Magical Mystical Teacher wrote:

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  14. arandomstateofmind | March 5, 2014 at 11:46 am

    Beautiful macro and excellent words to compliment it 🙂

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  15. Bastet | March 5, 2014 at 10:28 pm

    Northern desert flowers, awaiting to bloom with the first gentle rain!

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  16. Chèvrefeuille | March 7, 2014 at 6:41 am

    The loneliness of a red flower in the big desert … what a spirituality you have caught in this haiku MMT. Thank you for sharing.

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