tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post2469956952104820009..comments2024-01-07T06:31:21.493-07:00Comments on Walking Prescott: The Arizona saguaroGranny Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-87080292033721729442009-09-15T14:58:29.507-07:002009-09-15T14:58:29.507-07:00Cathy -- I enjoyed the desert around Phoenix -- 60...Cathy -- I enjoyed the desert around Phoenix -- 60 years ago, before Phx grew into LA Jr. Now, as I've said often before, I confine my desert fix to the Bumblebee basin and the Santa Maria area. Especially the latter, because there'ssomething quite magical about a free flowing stream in the midst of a hot desert.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-73536785329058550292009-09-15T13:04:38.316-07:002009-09-15T13:04:38.316-07:00I do love the climate here in Prescott, but these ...I do love the climate here in Prescott, but these photos make me a little homesick for the Tucson area desert of part of my childhood.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168451164937577069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-35274451665026119192009-09-12T15:08:42.882-07:002009-09-12T15:08:42.882-07:00boonie -- I've read that the month is June; pr...boonie -- I've read that the month is June; presumably, the higher up the cacti are, the later they bloom. The real problem is that the flowers are so completely out of reach. It helps to find a cliff or some such overlooking a big saguaro to really see the blossoms.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-6960492664414999622009-09-12T13:44:08.872-07:002009-09-12T13:44:08.872-07:00Someday, I hope to see saguaro flowers like in you...Someday, I hope to see saguaro flowers like in your photo. Never have. What month are they most likely to bloom?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-82768468974993098052009-09-12T11:59:58.404-07:002009-09-12T11:59:58.404-07:00lady -- the saguaro literally begs to be photograp...lady -- the saguaro literally begs to be photographed! I can barely imagine a bad picture of one...<br /><br />anon av -- it's really too bad hat you can't pack up and move back -- but then you wouldn't need my posts to remind you of Arizona.<br /><br />jeanw -- thank you, ma'am.Granny Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302978680897139954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-16417947639163658462009-09-12T11:26:09.853-07:002009-09-12T11:26:09.853-07:00Great pics, Interesting and informative.
JeanGreat pics, Interesting and informative. <br /><br />JeanJean Whttp://montnbird.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-18844357895522067362009-09-12T09:34:23.580-07:002009-09-12T09:34:23.580-07:00I remember that the Phoenix New Times rag had an a...I remember that the Phoenix New Times rag had an annual Bizzaro Saguaro photo contest. It was amazing to see the shapes and "configurations" the saguaros could grow into.<br /><br />The Pima still harvest the fruit, and the jellies/jams are yummy. The blossoms are the AZ state flower.<br /><br />Now that I no longer live in AZ (heart break), whenever I drive into the state and see my first saguaro, I imagine that those arms are waving a hail and hearty "Hello!" and welcome greeting.<br /><br />The sad part is those crazies who think saguaros are good for target practice. <br /><br />Eventually, saguaros do give up the ghost. When DH and I were hiking around the Tonto National Monument outside of Globe, near Roosevelt Lake, in the quiet of the afternoon we heard a LOUD "Whump". The ranger we met on the trail said it was an old saguaro that fell down. What a sound it made!<br /><br />http://www.nps.gov/tont/index.htm<br /><br />Thanks, GJ, for your posts. I love them!<br /><br />~Anon in AV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402991.post-83936099673373491242009-09-12T06:51:14.044-07:002009-09-12T06:51:14.044-07:00Your photos are a perfect example of why saguaros ...Your photos are a perfect example of why saguaros are called "stately".azlaydeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959901364705090495noreply@blogger.com