#saguaro — Public Fediverse posts

We see White-winged Doves in summer in Tucson, sitting on top of Saguaros, eating the Saguaros’ nectar, pollen, fruit, & seeds. Here’s 1 in my Perpetual Journal. See more on my blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/more-avian-visitors

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: organic local produce; 9 Saguaro seedlings; Palo Verde seedlings. We donated our baby Saguaros to a local enviro. non-profit & now we’re just starting to see little PV seedlings.

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from my yard 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Foothills Palo Verde Seedpods turning red; 0.82” rain; Saguaro fruits! In ‘26 the seedpods are turning tan; Saguaros have had fruit for weeks & we got .4” rain the previous week.

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Here’s my Perpetual Journal art of Saguaro & Hedgehog cacti in bloom in my Tucson AZ yard this Spring. Read more about cacti in bloom on my recent blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/saguaro-and-hedgehog-flowers

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inspired by:

• the luminous red nova of the monoceros (unicorn) constellation (v838 monocerotis) [1]

• cactus blossoms, especially saguaro [2] and prickly pear [3, 4]

• snakes as mythological bringers of life and light (hail satan :black_sparkling_heart:)

info:

1: https://www.constellation-guide.com/v838-monocerotis

2: https://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/339/carnegiea-gigantea-saguaro

3: https://www.opuntiads.com

4: https://www.middleeasteye.net/discover/palestine-plants-symbolic-meanings

#nova #monoceros #v838mon #outerSpace #cactusFlowers #saguaro #opuntia #pricklyPear #snake #mythology #hailSatan

#FlyFishingFriday

Lower Salt River, AZ

I have spent most of my life in Japan and Pennsylvania. Although I lived in San Diego, which is near the desert, for several years, I never really thought of the desert as a place for trout fishing, but now I know there are places like this where you can fish for trout surrounded by saguaro cacti 😉
Looks like I need to plan another visit 🤔

#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Desert #River #Creek #Nature #Saguaro #Cactus #Photography

In the US, today is National Junior Ranger Day! I love 🥰 the National Park Service Junior Ranger Program & have earned 7 Junior Ranger badges including a Virtual Junior Ranger badge from Yosemite! The Junior Ranger program offers in-person as well as online activities for Junior Rangers of all ages! https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/national-junior-ranger-day.htm

#nature #NationalPark #JuniorRanger #CarlsbadCaverns #Sequoia #KingsCanyon #KenaiFjords #Saguaro #Denali #Pinnacles #Yosemite