I enjoy chronicling my art processes; here’s my initial pen work + final watercolor & pen art of a Mexican Night-blooming Cereus, seen in Tucson, AZ but native to Southern Mexico. Read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/columbine-and-a-night-blooming-cereus

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My Easter Cactus, or Rhipsalidopsis, has been due to flower for a month or so now, but has bloomed very late, but not as absurdly late as the single pink flower of my Christmas Cactus, a Schlumbergera, which decided to flower in sympathy. Way out of whack!

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I didn't realize this kid was here, but here he is, and I missed the peak of the blooms but they're still a pretty pink fwiw

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British Cacti and Succulent Society Cornwall Branch 50th Annual Show

A fabulous outing today to Carharrack, near Redruth, to see some of the best plants in Cornwall. This Copiapoa cinerea ssp. haseltoniana was outstanding. Not the best photo but the best Copiapoa I've ever seen. Not surprisingly, it came first in its class.

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I keep a Perpetual Journal; here are my entries from my yard 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week: Ironwood & Pencil Cholla in bloom & a Lucy’s Warbler in a nest box. In 2026 our Ironwood haven’t bloomed; we have very few Cholla flowers & no Lucy’s Warblers in our nest boxes.😞

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