lord KNOWS I need that coffee! lol!
Thanks for the pic Lucy..every time I see 'POTD' I sing 'picture of the daaaay' to the tune of Sesame Street's 'Number of the day' song, lol.
Thats a cute lil cactus..do you know what kind it is? We have ones like that that are like weeds here..especially at the beach! OUCH! I refuse to buy any cactus with spines..the things shed them and man do they hurt..bad bad memories! lol
Glad you got a new comp, and I hope you find your list!!

I think it is mainly so slow here because of the time of year, everyone is out in their gardens planting and preparing...nursery hopping, lol.

Lucy
that's a very nice Bloom, I am so happy for you that you have something Blooming right now, Congrats, thank you for posting for everyone

Elizabeth

Daniella....come running towards you to give you a BIG hug. (((((HUG))) I am affraid the list is gone forever since it was a word document :-( But usually you get confirmation mail with your info and I sure hope I did not use the e mail addy from the internet provider. I guess I could tell WOB that I lost both lol As soon as I got it all set up...I come for visits.

You know there are 3 cacties back there and YES they hurt like the dickens (sp) and grow like weeds all over TX also. But those have special memories for me and I can not get myself to get rid of them.

When I mom and dad were here in 77 when we bought the house and were stationed here. My dad got those as babies on an outing and planted them back there. He also took one home to germany. So did my sister when she came one time and still has hers. They just loved them.

Those 3 have been cut down so much each year by the weedeater, that is most likely the reason why they are still that small. Since I came back 2 years ago I have been making sure that they do not get hurt to much.

Just the opposite. The payback for my care is that THEY hurt ME lol

Elizabeth actually there is a lot blooming out there. So I guess I can continue the POTD OT's for a while and hopefully go over to POTD with brug blooms. I can not wait to see all of your blooming pictures from you!

Lucy

Lucy, I'm running behind time here and haven't caught up to all the posts, but guess you got a new computer :-) The yellow bloom is beautiful, even though I do not like cacti! Had my coffee, thank you.

Very pretty!!!! I am still here! Been on a road trip with my daughter's Speech and Drama team.....talk about drama!!!! The bus had no air on the way to Nashville, then we broke down in Murfreesboro......what do you do with 42 teenagers on the side of the road, had a math test as soon as I got back, I don't think I have completely recovered!!!! My daughter placed 5th in the state tournament for TV Broadcasting, she was disappointed, she wanted to rank higher but I was just glad to see her name come up for the final round! And there were those that didn't make it to state so she should be proud.

I worked last night so no caffeine for me, I am off to bed!!!
Mary

It looks like Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear Cactus. It grows wild here & the fruit is edible (but kind of bland). You can make jelly from it too.

Linda

Yes, the dang prickly pear, lol..thats what we have here too. I have always wanted to try the fruit, but never did.
(((hugs))) back atchya Lucy! That is a nice memory..I'd prob keep them too, lol.