A cactus on our front balcony has been blooming for us every year for the past 7 or so years. According to the photos I posted in previous years from this unknown species, it typically blooms in early April. Maybe it was the especially wet winter or the extended cold beginning to the year, but for whatever reason, the cactus is about a month late in popping open this little gift for the eyes.

(Note by Ed. aka “the wife”: The botanical name of our cactus friend is Echinocereus rigidissimus ssp. rubispinus. We’ve had it for almost 10 years.)