Looking Like Bookends
by Janet Marie
Title
Looking Like Bookends
Artist
Janet Marie
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Arizona Prickly Pear Cactus is one of my favorite cactus. They only bloom in the springtime. Here, is the Engelmann Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia engelmannii, perhaps the most widespread of all prickly pear cacti. The spines are shorter than the Tulip Prickly Pear cactus that I have growing in my desert garden of joy, and they point downward on the flat part of the paddles.
This capture was taken right in my own desert garden of joy. The Englemann Prickly Pear have such soft, delicate, lemony yellow petals. They sit atop the upper margins of the leaves (paddles) and the emerging fruit. Proudly adorning the fruit, "Looking Like Bookends!" (something placed at the end of a row of books to hold them upright)
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April 30th, 2018
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Comments (13)
Janet Marie
Featured in "Beauty of Arizona" Art Group, March 25, 2022. Appreciating the opportunity to showcase my photography, in this special way. Janet🌵
Janet Marie
Stephanie! Thank you for the Homepage Feature in your art group, Cactus Photography. I really appreciate the special recognition!
Janet Marie
Featured in “FOR THE LOVE OF FLOWERS” Art Group, 03/21/2022. Appreciating the opportunity to showcase my photography, in this special way!
Jane M Dahl
Always love these beautiful blossoms. This is so pretty! L/F Featured in American Desert Southwest.
Janet Marie replied:
The Engelmann prickly pear cactus, have such exceptional blooms of sunny, lemony yellow (the Santa Rita Prickly Pear as well). Thank you so much my artBUDette, Jane, for taking notice and choosing to give special recognition to my photography by way of a HOMEPAGE FEATURE in your awesome art group, American Desert Southwest, and choosing it as one of your favorites too! I really appreciate it all greatly.
Phyllis Taylor
Beautiful!
Janet Marie replied:
Phyllis! Thank you so much for stopping by my gallery and sharing such a nice comment about my artwork. I really appreciate it. đź’•Janet
Georgia Mizuleva
Splendid capture.
Janet Marie replied:
Georgia! You are so sweet to visit and share your lovely thoughts about my artwork. Thank you for that! đź’•Janet
Jesus Olivella
wow , a cactus that blooms in the springtime , thats awesome , never have seen one , then again Im from the city : - ) thank you for sharing such a beautiful photo Janet !!!!!!!!
Janet Marie replied:
Jesus! A delight for you to visit my gallery and share your lovely thoughts about my artwork. Thank you for that. I am glad that you feel it’s wow and awesome, and that it brought you pleasure, feeling it’s beautiful. The Arizona Sonoran Desert comes alive in the springtime sharing it’s great beauty. A privilege to have captured and shared it. 💕Janet
Ruth Housley
Great title Janet Marie and two pretty cactus flowers.
Janet Marie replied:
Ruth dear! Always a pleasure for you to visit my gallery and share your impressions about my artwork. I am glad you feel it’s a great title and pretty blooms. Thank you for that. 💕Janet
Elizabeth Tillar
What a perfect title for this magnificent capture of the Prickly Pear Cactus, Janet! I have always loved the desert, having lived in New Mexico for a decade. The blossoms are gorgeous and, like bookends, they frame the buds beautifully; great perspective, too! l/f
Janet Marie replied:
Elizabeth! Thank you so much for visiting my gallery and sharing your inciteful thoughts about my artwork. I am delighted that you get what I was achieving here. I am amazed at the beauty among the thorns, and I just love all the artistic possibilities I can explore right in my own desert garden of joy. It was a fabulous spring, and I look forward to sharing more. I am elated that you like it, and feel it’s a magnificent capture. Sometimes I surprise myself. The title I was reminded of the Simon and Garfunkel song. I am glad for your appreciation of my framing and perspective with this piece. I also appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites. 💕Janet
Heather King
Such spectacular beauty DEAR Janet, I absolutely LOVE your cactus photography...heck, who am I kidding, I LOVE all of your photography my sweet friend ♥ L/F
Janet Marie replied:
Heather! So glad to see you feeling up to commenting on FAA. Always a pleasure to read your sweet expressions about my artwork. What fabulous words you use in regards to my artwork. I am humbled by such a talent as yourself. GobSMACKED! I do have to admit that I have had such pleasure capturing all the varied looks these cactus flowers take on. So many artistic possibilities to share. I am elated to know that you love my photography, and feel it’s spectacular beauty. I appreciate being considered your sweet friend. I am touched. Also, thank you for choosing this as one of your favorites. Take care, we love you. 💕Janet
Jerry Bokowski
Our cacti flowers never cease to amaze with their beauty and random bloom combinations like this one, Janet..... Fav / like
Janet Marie replied:
So true, they amaze me as well. Has been such a pleasure to capture all the various species of cacti flowers this spring. I like how you worded it, “random bloom combinations.” I couldn’t resist capturing all these bloom combinations to share. I am delighted that you like it. I also appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites. 💕💕💕💕
Elfriede Fulda
I agree with Johanna, love the glow and the capture of this beauty, such a fave Janet
Janet Marie replied:
Elfriede! How sweet of you to visit my gallery and share your impressions about my artwork. Thank you for that. I am glad you love the glow and feel it’s a beauty. I appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites too. 💕Janet
Johanna Hurmerinta
Amazing capture and such glorious glow on the flowers! LF
Janet Marie replied:
Great minds think alike Johanna! I was just noticing as I checked to see who commented, and thought, "what a sheen on the flower petals." And then you mention that they have such a glorious glow. Thank you for taking the time to notice that they give such a glorious glow. I am delighted that you like it, and feel it's an amazing capture. I also appreciate you choosing this as one of your favorites. đź’•Janet