The town square #CloseUp, 19 June 2022

In the town square of nearby Palhaça were these beautiful flowering cacti.

Decay #CloseUp, 7 September 2021

The cactus flower continues to decay. http://keithdevereux.blogspot.com/2021/09/decay-closeup-7-september-2021.html

Fleeting #CloseUp, 6 September 2021

Remember the cactus flower from yesterday? Already it has started to die off. A thing of beauty that has last just a few hours. We took the opportunity to check on the water lilies, and this morning a new palm leaf was unfurling.

Natural world #CloseUp, 8 August 2021

A cactus in the garden. https://keithdevereux.blogspot.com/2021/08/natural-world-closeup-8-august-2021.html

Roadside flowers #CloseUp, 12 June 2021

A selection of roadside flowers.