Willa  2d ago

Remember when I decided that what I thought was a Christmas cactus was actually a Thanksgiving cactus because that's when it was blooming? Well, it's blooming again, which I guess makes it a Thanksgiving-New Year's cactus? Some species of ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข, anyway.

Here I'm trying out the new clip-on macro lens that I got for Christmas, which certainly visualizes the stamens more clearly, down to the pollen-encrusted anthers. I can't wait until the weather is nicer again and I can go out in search of insects to try it out on (or until some cozy overwintering house bug pops out to say "hi" and get its picture taken).

#BloomScrolling #Schlumbergera #CactusFlowers

Willa  Dec 14

#SilentSunday

#BloomScrolling #CactusFlowers #Schlumbergera

Willa  Dec 3

Our holiday cactus (๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข sp.) continues to put on a show!  

#BloomScrolling #CactusFlowers #Schlumbergera

Yellow PapayaNov 28
Not tree, is it? #photography #cactusflowers #tree
Willa  Nov 27

Turns out our false Christmas cactus (๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ข) is a Thanksgiving cactus! The first flowers opened today:

#BloomScrolling #flowers #CactusFlowers #Schlumbergera

Happy Vegan CampersJul 17

We enjoyed a rainy Zion National Park, lots of desert flowers, and a tunnel with windows. Click below for more โฌ‡๏ธ

#MoabUT #MoabUtah #Utah #LaVerkinUT #LaVerkinUtah #CanyonlandNationalPark #ColoradoRiverwayRecreationArea #ColoradoRiver #DesertFlowers #CactusFlowers #MightyFive #ZionNationalPark #dogs #ZionMtCarmelTunnel #KolobCanyonsVisitorCenter #UtahRain #DesertPearl

http://happyvegancampers.com/2025/07/17/days-546-550-of-our-epic-trip/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Days #546-550 of Our Epic Trip

We enjoyed a rainy Zion National Park, lots of desert flowers, and a tunnel with big windows.

Happy Vegan Campers
Desert Lily ArtistryJun 26, 2025
I've determined that background color really makes a difference lol ๐Ÿ˜œ. The more I look at the cactus flower palette over the light blue background; the more I see tropical rather than desert lol. I don't mind though. Some of these blooms turned out beautifully ๐Ÿฅฐ.

Fun Fact: these ornaments are also a prime example of why layering your paints from thickest to thinnest/most fluid for Shelee blooms matters. The pinks I used are older and thicker, and while I thinned them before painting, I only did so sparingly because I didn't want to lose pigment. When the pinks were layered on top rather than the bottom, it was easier to accidentally blow through to the already thin pillow (aka base) and not have all of the colors and cell activators work as well as they could have.

#fluidart #abstractart #painting #blooms #blooming #tropical #cactusblooms #cactusflowers #ornaments
Jesus CorralesJun 24, 2025
cactus flowers and a friend
#blackandwhite #photography #stilllife #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #mono #moodyvibes #cactus #cactusflowers #bee #bees #savethebees
Desert Lily ArtistryJun 1, 2025
I've seen some beautiful funnel pours recently, and I haven't done one in years so I gave it a go. Not my best work: thin paints and too much color (I lost my black base), but it gave me a better idea for my next attempt ๐Ÿ™‚. My color palette inspo was cactus flowers ๐ŸŽจ!

#fluidart #abstractart #painting #cactusflower #cactusflowers #newmexicoartist #albuquerqueartist
Martini Shot ๐ŸŽฌ๐ŸธMay 18, 2025
More cactus flowers ๐ŸŒต #desert #Cactusflowers #nature #Photography #bloomscrolling
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