Texas Rainbow Cactus

Easter has come and gone already and we're only 1 more week from leaving! I can't wait to be on the road again!

I looked at the temperature in Sturgis for today and to me 55F sounds soooo much better than the 92-95 we had here yesterday!

I'm very much a 'cool' gal!

Like I said last time, the cacti have exploded so this is going to be a very flowery post ....

 

The enormous flowers of the Texas rainbow Cactus are just unbelievable! I have to take pictures whenever I see one! 

Despite thorns that are finding their way right through the soles of my shoes or even some that got stuck on the hem of my skirt and than proceeded to set my calves on fire when they brushed against them. Ouch, ouch, ouch ......

But the Prickly Pears steal the show just by being so abundant and because of their wide spreading growth and massive amount of flowers on one single plant:

The incredible Bluebonnets are still flowering too ....

This plant was extraordinary vibrant, I didn't enhance it at all, isn't it amazing?

And still more Rainbow Cacti, I just can't help myself .....

These pink Engelmann's Hedgehog's are only just starting, they're usually a little later, but this year they seem to want to join the party!

Phew!!! What a spectacle! I can't wait to go on my walks in the morning, can you believe it? Also, I don't want to miss any of it, because it might be a while before we're in the desert again!

Like I said, Easter has come and gone, here in Lajitas even the Mayor got into the spirit:

He's such a good egg ....

There was the annual egg-hunt on the lawns between the sidewalks:

 

And the pictures with the Easter Bunny:

Although not everybody thought that was a whole lot of fun ....

Our resident dog, Wile-E, didn't want anything to do with him ...

The weather was gorgeous and we had lunch outside. I brought out the tripod to make this Easter portrait. 

Better than a 'selfie', although, just when I started to think I didn't set the timer correctly, it all of a sudden made the picture.

I might look a little concerned, but believe me, we're OK!