My neighbor has a collection of various cactus plants. I always find them interesting, especially when he tells you all about each one.

Prickly Pear Cactus in Bloom-Classic Desert Landscaping www.GreatArizonaVacationRental.com

My neighbor had her prickly pear cactus in bloom. They were very pretty and I discovered each blossom had one or more bees inside collecting pollen which I show in another photo.

Yellow Prickly Pear Cactus Flower (Opuntia sp) My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com

The cactus in its glory

Death Valley

Barrel Cactus in Bloom

A torch cactus in bloom at the Springs Preserve.

Photo by Roger Hilleboe, aka #Iconoclast00

Cholla cactus in bloom (buckhorn variety I think)

RARE! Cactus in bloom

Prickly Pear cactus in bloom in Saguaro State Park in Tuscon, Arizona.

Christmas Cactus blooming in March

Construction camp on the Buckhorn branch of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad grade. Claret cup cactus in bloom in the ruin of another stone building.

Chollo cactus in bloom

taken with a Panasonic DMC Lumix LZ8 point and shoot .. post processed

Organ pipe cactus, in bloom. Sedona house.

Starfish cactus in bloom.

Cactus in bloom

Enjoying Cactus in Bloom

Blooming Cactus

View towards the Pacific from Gibraltar road

We decided to hike to Swamp Bay. This was an interesting hike as you go through woodlands, rainforest, to get to the beach. We decided on our way back to hike out a different way that would take us up the river bed but that didn't work out as it was swamp. I had to come all the way to Australia to take pictures of cactus!