Prickly Pear at the Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, AZ
February 2020
Who knew there was so much beauty
in a humble prickly pear?
The colors beg you draw nearer,
while the spines warn you away.
Live a little!
It's worth the sharp sting
to taste the sweet and tart.
Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2020. All rights reserved.
That's it for today. I hope you'll join me again tomorrow.
The demonstration garden across town has these, and last summer was the first time I was close enough to ripe ones to take them off the plant! I resisted, however, lacking the heavy gloves required. This year's goal, however, is to taste the fruit!
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