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My first Dragon Fruit flower!

The #Echinocereus are in full bloom right now so I'm busy making hybrids. These three all got crossed together today, and I think they'll have beautiful babies!
#DryEarthNursery #Flowers #Cacti

No, so I crossed it with a very fragrant rebloomer. Hopefully one of the seedlings will be :)

#Epiphyllum 'Clarity's Abraxas' is blooming today! It's one of my few giant Epis. Crossed it with '30 Dreams'.

#Flowers #Cactus #DryEarthNursery

Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to take control of land on southern border President Donald Trump issued a memorandum Friday giving the U.S. military jurisdiction over federal lands at the southern border.

Trump tried to bury this story on a Friday night, but it’s extremely important:

He’s planning to take land on the border controlled by the Dept. of Interior and sign it over to Dept. of Defense so migrants “would have trespassed on a military installation,” resulting in harsher punishment.

Yesterday, a friend and I hiked out to look at a natural hybrid population of Erythronium hendersonii and E. citrinum in the Applegate Valley. The plants were in full bloom, and the diversity of colors and forms was amazing!
#nativeplants #Erythronium #wildflowers #flowers

Two years ago, I made an attempt at creating my own Epiphyllum hybrid with "off season" blooms. This here is the first of the seedlings to flower. Unfortunately, it doesn't have the fragrance or color of either parent, so I'll probably let it go. Either way, I'm still proud to see it here!

YouTube video by David Archuleta David Archuleta - Crème Brulée (Official Music Video)

I am truly obsessed with his new song, and I love the dancing in the video. I hope he starts making more of this Troye Sivan style music <3

Happy Spring Equinox!! 🏵

My teens were full of loneliness, angst, and a wish to break free.
My twenties were a shocking introduction to the outside world and adult life full of anxiety.
My thirties now feel like personal acceptance of who I am and what I'm supposed to do in this life 🪷

As many of you know, I'm absolutely in love with the genus #Schlumbergera, and today, my all-time favorite yellow/orange clone is in bloom. I had to take it outside for a picture in natural light.

'Amazon Sunset'
#cactus #houseplants #flowers

The snow is almost gone

are the democrats....alive?

The second #Daffodil is now in bloom.
N. cantabricus var. foliosus
These days, I'm trying to intentionally touch back into what the earth has to teach us in trying times. These #flowers are a reminder that beauty can be found even in the coldest, darkest periods. Resist ICE and bloom again friends!

lol woops

Yeah!

#Opuntia fragilis is the only native prickly pear in our area. It gets its name from how "fragile" the pads are. This trait is one way the plant propagates itself. Every pad will root and begin a new plant. The recent heavy snow seems to be helping knock them off... #DryEarthNursey #cactus #xeric

Stand tall, stay sharp, and bloom beautifully even in tough times.

#cactus #wisdom #plants #flowers

#Narcissus romieuxii mesatlanticus is probably my favorite species of #daffodil. It's a tiny little geophyte from Morocco that reliably blooms for me in late January or early February. It also requires zero water here!
#flowers #spring #bulbs

It's snowing like crazy right now, and it's supposed to continue for quite a while...

#Epiphyllum 'Thirty Dreams' is blooming in the greenhouse today. It's definitely in the top 3 of my favorite "off-season" bloomers. The fragrance is intense!
#cactus #cacti #flowers

Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.

"...this is the wrong time of year to be releasing water from these reservoirs. It’s vitally important that we fill our reservoirs in the rainy season so water is available for farms and cities later in the summer.”- Peter Gleick

Citizen science reveals Mexican long-nosed bats in Arizona The endangered Mexican long-nosed bat has been discovered in Arizona via the utilization of citizen science from residents in southeastern Arizona.

ktar.com/arizona-news...

Illustration by : Pia Guerra

SF's coyotes are going after an unexpected source of prey, new study shows A new study by UC Davis PhD student Tali Caspi reveals the breakdown of what coyotes are really eating in San Francisco.

Fascinating! www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"