Thanks, Ann. I agree the last close-up is the best image. These are Eastern Prickly Pears, *Opuntia humifusa*. This species is native to dry regions of the Northeast.
On our first trip to Hawaii, more than 40 years ago, I was astonished to see prickly pears growing wild all over uncultivated dry areas of all the islands. That was contrary to my preconception of Hawaii as a wet, lush, tropical locale. I now know that there are a dozen or more distinct climatic habitats on the islands depending on altitude and location relative to the prevailing trade winds. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 7:41 AM ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > Those are happy plants! are those Engelmann's? /Opuntia phaecantha ? > /Nice job of showing how lovely they are - The second one works nicely > for a garden sales catalog, though not as interesting as a photo for > framing or a note card - the last of the three closeups is my vote for > the nicest geometry . > > ann > > On 6/20/2022 12:09 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Every year at Fathers' Day, the Prickly Pear Cactus burst into bloom, > > filling our yard with brilliant yellow flowers: > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2022/6/20/cactus > > > > K-5 IIs, smc DA 18-135hour mm F 3.5-5.6 ED AL [IF] DC WR > > Comments, criticisms, questions, and suggestions are invited and > > appreciated. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > -- > > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/+ann-sanfedele+gifts > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
