We lived in our home for 18 years and did not know that high in the top of our pine tree, lived a night blooming cactus. I discovered it because I bought a DSLR camera and began to SEE. The first post I did on it was in 2009, Queen of the NIGHT, which was the year it went crazy with blooms in July and on my birthday Sept 5th exploded with blooms.
If you view the link, you will find back then my hand was steady and I could take a great shot. As I aged my hands shake and the photos got worse.
Todays post shows July 16 blooms, 24 of them bloomed during the night. Above you can see how high and long the zoom is, the tree is five stories high and they live at the top.. that is all my excuses for bad photos. Thanks for looking. These photos were taken at 6:30 am and by 8 am they were all closed.
Joining Flower Friday with Rosy, Jakey and Arty at LLB Backyard.
Wow! The daytime looking ones are gorgeous! I don't think I have ever seen them when the sky was this blue. I love the huge one with the sun on it! That is my favorite. They are incredible, exotic, and huge. You can do a new post on them every year, because each year you will have different shots. I sure seem to remember your previous post! Didn't know I have been blogging that long.
ReplyDeleteTruly amazing. I have never seen a night blooming cactus before. Must be interestibg to wake up to find new blooms.
ReplyDeleteThose are so pretty. Too bad they couldn't bloom closer to the ground so you could enjoy them even more.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms and photography, even these days, Sandra! I popped over back down the years and commented there too. Interesting to see that you had a blogger friend (Sunny) She and I were blogger and e-mail friends at the time too. When I lived in Khartoum, North Africa, I remember asking her what magazines were available in the US. She let me know via e-mail and I could send these names to our Muslim General Manager who was flying back to The Sudan. He bought and brought said magazines. What incredible global tools we have these days!
ReplyDeleteHari OM
ReplyDelete...meanwhile, I am still working out how a cacuts got to the top of a pine tree!!! It's a beauty for sure. YAM xx
Hello Sandra, the blooms are beautiful. They are way high up too, you are lucky to see them up there. Great photos. Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteThat Queen of the Night is just STUNNING!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a vivid colour and well done getting such great photos
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx
I've only seen this beauty here and love it each year when it blooms
ReplyDeleteHugs Cecilia
wow, what an amazing plant.
ReplyDeleteI guess I would miss the "blooming" show because of the hour.
Early morning and I are not the best of friends.
You really live inn a tropical paradise.
The one in the semidark demonstrates to me what a good camera can do. Amazing photos. You probably notice shaky hands effect more than anyone else. I can't see it.
ReplyDeleteI always love seeing them. It is amazing how it is still living way up there in the tree!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Sandra - that is so interesting - I have flowers on the ground that open in the am and then close in the sun. I have never seen it in a tree. You just caught it and happened to see. You are a great detective!
ReplyDeleteSooooo pretty!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is such a cool cactus. I really like the last shot.
ReplyDeleteThose are spectacular blossoms.You have some very unique plants growing in your part of the world.At least they seem unique to me. Beautiful as well.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh, that is an incredible cactus bloom. Looks so tropical. Well, your photos always look perfect to me.
ReplyDeleteIt is a beauty for sure and you did get great shots of it!! ...:)JP
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