Flying Saucer Scenes from the Southwest and in the late spring

and in the late spring we all enjoy watching the adults teach the chicks the ways of the world

it glows a golden color and all the cracks and crevasses in the rocks reveal the plant life that is tough enough to take root among the boulders

Watercolor on canvas framed- 8" x 8” (9" x 9” framed)

but they still had the heat

Flying Saucer Scenes from the Southwest and in the late springWatercolor on canvas framed 12 x 12 Echinopsis flying saucer is one of the most beautiful of its hybrids. The cactus has a short columnar body that can grow quite large. The plant itself is a nice addition to a desert landscape but nothing prepares you for the showy bloom that happens in the springtime. The large, pink, many petaled blooms have a hint of orange that make it glow. But you have to enjoy them quickly most blooms only last a couple of