We did our walk mid morning and took a load of pictures. Walking is refreshing and we get to meet some of our neighbors. On the way back home we retrieved the Avalon which was parked at Bunny’s house… Long story!
Flower and plants are so very diverse! Below is a purple cactus. Opuntia macrocentra, the long-spined purplish prickly pear or purple pricklypear, is a cactus found in the lower Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. A member of the prickly pear genus, this species of Opuntia is most notable as one of a few cacti that produce a purple pigmentation in the stem. Other common names for this plant include black-spined pricklypear, long-spine prickly pear, purple pricklypear, and redeye prickly pear.
Opuntia macrocentra is an upright spreading shrub consisting of several joined segments called pads. This cactus produces large colorful yellow and red blooms and dark red edible fruits
Reminded Paul of a song about a purple cow!
We had lunch and Paul took a nap after working in the garden a bit.
At 4:00, we decided to go to Old Ranch to have a drink and lo and behold, the gang was there. We did some serious Happy Hour. Paul drank so much iced tea he had to go to the car and retrieve his jacket on a 75 degree afternoon!
Back to NCIS for the evening before going home.
