We took the motorhome up to Cottonwood, about half way between Phoenix and Flagstaff. We met up with our friends from La Conner Washington, Jim & Diana, who had driven down in there Trek motorhome.
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| In April, our yard was full of blooms. There were red and yellow Prickly Pear, purple Cholla, Yellow Bird of Paradise, and red Ocatillo. There were lots of small wild flowers as well. We took the motorhome up to Cottonwood, about half way between Phoenix and Flagstaff. We met up with our friends from La Conner Washington, Jim & Diana, who had driven down in there Trek motorhome. |
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| A Banana Yucca in the back yard sent up a bloom spike and these white flowers opened up. | This is a flower on one of the Prickly Pear cactus in the front yard. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| This little cactus is only about 2 inches high, but it put out one flower. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| This is a different variety of Prickly Pear in the front yard. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Renae treated us to lunch the day she left. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Our daughter Renae came down to visit for a few days. We hit the pool every day. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Mesquite trees were in bloom at Picacio Peak as well. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| On the way to Cottonwood, we stopped at Picacio Peak state park, just nort of Tucson. The giant Saguaro cactus were starting to bloom. | ||||||||||||||||||||