Cave Creek Garden by auntietk
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Description
When not in bloom, ocotillo looks like a bunch of dead sticks. Imagine these stems with no green leaves and no orange flowers, and you'll see why the desert is SO much more interesting when the plants are in bloom!
I posted a photograph a while back of this same part of the garden, taken from inside looking out. Cave Creek Hospitality (That's a link, btw. With the new layout here, links are no longer underlined, as you may have noticed!)
Comments (25)
Feliciti
wonderful shot !! like colortones ,details and the beautiful sunlight too!! special mood!!
jayfar
You have some super light on this Tara.
mbz2662
ooh,pretty colors. Great shot... yes the un-underlined links threw me for a loop ... lol.
fallen21
Beautiful capture.
icerian
Great, very special colour mood. Congratulation!
durleybeachbum
Yes why is it they are no longer underlined, I can't see too well as it is! It must have bee very exciting to see the desert in bloom. These plants even LOOK toughies!
bobrgallegos
Very beautiful capture of these desert plants!!
PHELINAS
We are perhaps in Eden garden :the colors are fabulous .And as always Tara a very beautiful capture......Thank you my dear friend!
qrud
Garden of fine colours.
morningglory
Those flowers are amazing. What a rich, vibrant color.
awjay
nice one
Faemike55
Great capture, Tara
debbielove
Such really fine colours! Outstanding brightness!! A beautiful picture.. Well cropped (of course! lol) Tara! Rob
MrsRatbag
Wonderful DOF and lighting here! Beautiful!
beachzz
Such rich colors--all the years I lived in Phoenix, I didn't care about seeing the desert in bloom. Course I was a kid, guess I had more important things to do.
Lashia
Interesting perspective, love the colours and long crop for this beautiful summer shot- thanks for sharing! :-)
Selina Photography™
MrsLubner
When you said Cave Creek, I knew Cave Creek, AZ. Ocotillo is my favorite desert plant. I'm not out in the hot summer to see it when it dries out, or in the chill of winter when it turns black, but spring and fall I thrill to the sway of those long flexible branches loaded with buds and berries and the hummingbirds that can't stay away. I have an ocotillo growing in my front flowerbed. It is only knee high and slow to grow in our different soil and sun, but I love seeing it sprout leaves each year. Someday I hope it will be tall enough to produce sweet little flowers for me. This is a magical shot, BTW. Excellent work.
bmac62
Up close for a detailed survey...like it. I didn't look at the details of the bark when we were there. Light is fabulous:*
wysiwig
A very interesting choice of subject. This is your 'Goldilocks' image; not too little, not too much but just right. I like the focus on the leaves and bark patterns with the bright flowers in the background. Excellent work and a wonderful lesson.
RodS Online Now!
Looks like you could just reach out and touch it. Lovely capture, Tara! Bright and cheerful colors. That plant would look rather drab and dead without the leaves and flowers.
tizjezzme
Love this; all the color & textures. Nice shot! :)
jocko500
lovely colors
helanker
Yes we have to look carfully before we see its a link. I guess the orange flowers are related to this dry plant. They are most interesting and beautiful.
makron
Excellent capture. Superb image and colors
lyron
Splendid picture!!