Spring is in full bloom in the Sonoran desert 💛

#arizona #pricklypear #bloomscrolling

1 of the joys of keeping a Perpetual Journal is seeing what happened this week in previous years. Here’s my PJ art of Tucson nature observations 1, 2 & 3 years ago this week. In ‘23 we got snow. In ‘26 the temp’s been over 90°!

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecology #nature #ClimateChange #climate #cactus #PricklyPear #flower #wildflower #BloomScrolling #Mouse

Courthouse Butte, PA

Some nice prickly pears 😊
I bought prickly pear gummies for my lab to share 😊😋

Dec 28, 2025

#MondayMotivation
#GetOutside #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Arizona #Sedona #RedRock #Cactus #PricklyPear

Prickly Pear Cactus - Chula Vista, CA 🌵

Miss this area, used to do a lot of running back in these hills!

#cactus #cacti #pricklypear #fruit #nature #outdoors #bloomscrolling #california #chulavista #sandiego #samsunggalaxy #running #trailrunning

I love watching Prickly Pear tunas (fruits) change color from green>pink>maroon so I used data visualization in my art to track the color change. On Day 19 I saw a Harris’s Antelope Ground Squirrel eating it & on Day 20 the tuna had fallen off the cactus, onto the ground.

#DataViz #DataVisualazation #SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #environment #ecology #nature #outdoors #cactus #PricklyPear #fruit