Contentment by design - Living - Places photo #1052

The Prickly Pears here are one of the most reliable heralds of the start of summer, always blooming right around summer solstice. After a quite rainy spring, the weather here turned abruptly very hot and dry. On top of that, these Prickly Pear are located in a barren place in full sun right near the top edge of a rock outcropping, yet still produce such delicately luscious flowers. Amazing!

Here's a photo taken the following day of the desiccated location where one of these beauties is growing (one of the blooms is already transitioning into its "pear" fruit).

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