These prickly beauties were found near the entrance at the Mission of San Juan Capistrano. Flowers blooming from a cactus seem like an oxymoron (am I using the word correctly here?) but they make a splendid sight.
Thank you, Cee, for hosting this FOTD! I hope your physical therapy is going well and you make a full recovery soon. Please take care and sending you hugs!!
Thank you, dear readers, for stopping by. Always a lovely pleasure to have you visit. Have a wonderful rest of the day and take care. š Esther
26 responses to “FOTD: Prickly Pear Cactus”
Ooo, they are pretty!
And it was well tended to at this place. It must be wonderful to see it at full bloom.
Pretty flowers! Cactus flowers still seem very exotic to me.
I agree!
You got some great colors! Lovely į
Thank you, Cindy! Have you been to the Mission at San Juan Capistrano? I don’t think it’s too far a drive San Diego..
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Very well articulated!
How pretty and the mini cacti with their flowers remind me of a foot with toes. š
You’re absolutely right!! They are cute.
Very pretty. I see you were at San Juan Capistrano. Were the swallows there? Did you get to see them?
Thank you, Linda! I did not see the swallows, but if I did, I probably didn’t know. sigh…I know. Still learning about birds. Yes, they are famous for the swallows and their gift wrapping and many items at the shop had swallow images on them. Have you been there?
No, I’ve never been. Even though I lived in the Bay Area for three years, all of my time was limited to northern California. I think the farthest south I got was Palo Alto!
Beautiful! I love prickly pear! We were delighted to purchase prickly pear flavored jelly beans at Saguaro National Park this past March!
Thank you! This was one of the few times I saw flowers blooming on it and it was amazing to see. But you mean to tell me there is a prickly pear flavored jelly that can be made from prickly pear plants? I had no idea something like that existed. Very cool.
What a lovely, pretty and the mini cacti with their flowers. So nice and lovely prikl ypear. Always your lovely Post and I enjoy with happier. Have a wonderful rest of the day and take care. Rajš
Raj, thank you for your kind comment! It’s always a pleasure to see you here and to read your comments. I always stand amazed at the variety of flowers out there…the variety is endless.
My pleasure!
You always keep your time reading my poor comment & kindly reply me. Iam so…so glad, Eshter! I like that your varieties flower.
P.S. I emailed you a gift via Audible and Iām not sure if it might go to your ājunkā folder. š
I got it! Thank you so much for gifting me this awesome homeschooling book. It’ll be nice to listen to it during the summer months and while I give my eyes a break!! I appreciate your thoughtfulness. And yesterday we received the graduation announcement. Love it. He’s so handsome in the picture. Please send your oldest our congratulations!!
Oh good! š Iām glad you got the book!
Thanks for the wishes of congratulations š„³ Iām nearly done with my 8th grade grad post.
Oh, I can’t wait to read the post and to listen to the book!!
My kiddos were delighted to get the announcement in the mail and to see the happy graduate photo. Great job, mama, in making the event special for your son!!
PS. I recently read the book āHomeschool Bravelyā and I loved it
Nice! Thank you for sharing a good read with me via audible. Appreciate it so much!
So cute!
Aren’t they? It always amazes me to see flower blooming from a cactus. Doesn’t seem like it’s possible but it is!!