A Touch of Red European landscapes It was amazingly still until

It was amazingly still until a speed boat came around the bend – then suddenly – it was taking flight

After the bloom fades

Chianti Vineyard

but healthy plants bloom every year in the spring/summer of our desert

In the fall and early winter the sandhill cranes make a pit stop in this area along their winter migration to southern Arizona from the western mountain states and Canada

A Touch of Red European landscapes It was amazingly still untilWatercolor on canvas mounted in black floater frame 28 x 28" framed Part of my Serenity Collection. Once the showy blooms fade and drop from the prickly pear cactus, a fruit is left behind that eventually ripens into a deep reddish maroon shade. The fruit can last on the plant for a very long time, unless of course critters get to them first! Shipping charges will be billed separately. Crating, shipping and insurance can range from $50 to $500 on