Tuesday, August 20, 2013

A Late-August Rove

Except for occasional rain, this is a quiet time of year at Tohono Chul Park. Not many visitors, few migrating birds, most snakes keeping to the shade. But there is still beauty everywhere. And sometimes excitement (see this August post from 2011).

One of my favorite fountains in the Park, the Pot Wall, in the Riparian area.

Potwall 6 8-19-2013 9-43-14 AM 3616x2712

And throughout the Park, barrel cactus are blooming, each plant with a different color.

Red barrel 7-29-2013 8-38-15 AM 2567x2448

Yellow barrel 8-19-2013 9-48-56 AM 2595x2509

Pink barrel  8-19-2013 10-03-11 AM 2742x2656

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  1. I've never (as far as I can remember) seen that Pot Fountain. Most whimsical!

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    1. We have several unusual fountains at the Park. Maybe I will do a post on my favorite ones.

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  2. I particularly like this one too. And my brother's barrels are in bloom too. I'm just jealous.

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    1. I should have mentioned in the post that the birds--especially lesser goldfinches--love to bathe in the pots.

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