Tag Archives: prickly pear

Fruitful Harvest

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Watermelon
All sliced and ready to eat.
Tuna (prickly pear fruit) is a favorite in Mexico.
Pineapple
And bananas off my own tree!
Ripe strawberries.
First, I removed the calyx and pith of the strawberries.
Berries on the heavenly bamboo not for human consumption
But berry pie is! Ahhhh.

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For CMMC Fruit prompt

Prickly Pear Bloom: FOTD Apr 14, 2021

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For Cee’s FOTD

Prickly Pear Roses: FOTD Apr 7, 2021

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When we first saw this gorgeous prickly pear, the flowers were fully spread like camelias, but by the time we got back several hours later and I photographed them, they had folded into roses. Just gorgeous. Be sure to click on photos to enlarge.