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I took these shots in my sister’s neighbor’s garden in Peoria, Arizona. Unfortunately, these blooms only last for one or two days. The ones in their white stage were a day beyond their prime.
They are not yet flowers, but they are going to be––and aren’t they intriguing? The ants just seem to be rolling in whatever delicious elixir this cactus is secreting!
For flowers the opposite of these and beautiful as well, see: http://ceenphotography.com/2015/12/02/flower-of-the-day-december-2-2015-dahlia/