tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post2283051492379073300..comments2024-01-27T16:14:33.436-08:00Comments on Scottsdale Daily Photo: Bunny Ears or Prickly Pear Cactus?Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14540864800524356267noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-20089907320219600782009-04-01T10:28:00.000-07:002009-04-01T10:28:00.000-07:00I love to look at them, photograph and paint them,...I love to look at them, photograph and paint them, but I don't get near enough to touch them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-9767380752740829812009-03-31T04:59:00.000-07:002009-03-31T04:59:00.000-07:00I also love these! Unfortunatelly they grow too mu...I also love these! Unfortunatelly they grow too much and I had to get rid off the several species I kept on my balcony...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-73218667675840600092009-03-31T00:12:00.000-07:002009-03-31T00:12:00.000-07:00It's just a lovely photo, Julie - you got its best...It's just a lovely photo, Julie - you got its best side! The worst experience we had was with teddy-bear cholla (at Organ Pipe Cactus NP) - those little end hooks will just not let go.Tashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098034737961019226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-21948858343908942962009-03-29T06:09:00.000-07:002009-03-29T06:09:00.000-07:00Oh yes, I can identify with your problem with the ...Oh yes, I can identify with your problem with the larger opuntia. I did the same. My neighbour puts the fruit into a bag with rice and she believes shaking it about will remove the spines from the fruit. Not so sure about that tho.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-3505978757278083412009-03-29T05:22:00.000-07:002009-03-29T05:22:00.000-07:00I didn't realize cactus can be that insidious. At ...I didn't realize cactus can be that insidious. At least they're not poisonous, right?airplane5312https://www.blogger.com/profile/08644347660605484127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-36703077175055392422009-03-29T02:54:00.000-07:002009-03-29T02:54:00.000-07:00You're right, they lok exactly like bunny ears. Ve...You're right, they lok exactly like bunny ears. Very nice for Easter, but don't touch.aprilhttp://cologneblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-36891107104048693422009-03-29T02:26:00.000-07:002009-03-29T02:26:00.000-07:00great shots, i like them.ciao from italyanthonygreat shots, i like them.<BR/>ciao from italy<BR/>anthonyReparto corse n. 6https://www.blogger.com/profile/17886943597751458024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-5244862950657414132009-03-28T20:17:00.000-07:002009-03-28T20:17:00.000-07:00These are the kind I see around here, normally on ...These are the kind I see around here, normally on the sides of highways or in fields. I didnt know the fibers were such a pain. I will have to make sure I keep my distance.Jim Klenkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663882561325002445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-66376162963927138272009-03-28T14:26:00.000-07:002009-03-28T14:26:00.000-07:00It really does look like bunnies! Neat! heheheIt really does look like bunnies! Neat! heheheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-85751651403063720342009-03-28T14:16:00.000-07:002009-03-28T14:16:00.000-07:00I had the same thought, it also could be called th...I had the same thought, it also could be called the mickey mouse cactus... :)Marcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01581493854098587018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-14723156875584223102009-03-28T14:15:00.000-07:002009-03-28T14:15:00.000-07:00For some reason, I see Mickey Mouse among the cact...For some reason, I see Mickey Mouse among the cacti.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting <A HREF="http://www.norwichdailyphoto.com/" REL="nofollow">Norwich Daily Photo</A> and leaving your comment. Come back tomorrow!<BR/><BR/><BR/>joy<BR/><A HREF="http://pinay.me.uk/" REL="nofollow">A Pinay In England</A><BR/><A HREF="http://www.yourlovecoach.co.uk/" REL="nofollow">Your Love Coach</A><BR/><A HREF="http://iwoman.me.uk/" REL="nofollow">I, Woman</A>Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075629180634929960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-336963925296747082009-03-28T13:55:00.000-07:002009-03-28T13:55:00.000-07:00I learned two new English words in your post. We h...I learned two new English words in your post. We have those too but not in our gardens, just in pots in our houses :-)) Do they give fruit like the common opuntia we have here (in the "wild").Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317498718218889741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-80073379125941411822009-03-28T13:27:00.000-07:002009-03-28T13:27:00.000-07:00http://sametime104.blogspot.com/similar ideas so i...http://sametime104.blogspot.com/<BR/>similar ideas so i thought you might find this interesting.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163512256700920142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-46423606592537329652009-03-28T12:04:00.000-07:002009-03-28T12:04:00.000-07:00My mom had a tiny cactus in the house and my broth...My mom had a tiny cactus in the house and my brother must have put me up to it. A medal of stupidity is more like it.Antjashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032661963227386912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-82764851674334865522009-03-28T11:00:00.000-07:002009-03-28T11:00:00.000-07:00Obviously we don't get cactus here in Bath... and ...Obviously we don't get cactus here in Bath... and if we did I would be concerned about global warming. We do have a few in the house though! Love this!Emma Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04166386682736826027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-11676495067605238452009-03-28T09:41:00.000-07:002009-03-28T09:41:00.000-07:00Vogon Poet said exactly what I was thinking. Tuck...Vogon Poet said exactly what I was thinking. Tucked away at my house somewhere is a photo I took many years ago of a prckly-pear cactus that had the exact "Mickey Mouse" shape to it. For many years I had that photo framed next to a picture of me standing with a real Mickey Mouse character inside the gates of Disneyland.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-76196806496301723012009-03-28T08:47:00.000-07:002009-03-28T08:47:00.000-07:00They fool a person by looking so soft and fuzzy. N...They fool a person by looking so soft and fuzzy. NOT!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469878511196407233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-80012561767586520102009-03-28T08:37:00.000-07:002009-03-28T08:37:00.000-07:00When I was very young, I made the mistake of think...When I was very young, I made the mistake of thinking it looked like a lollipop and licked it. I think there are still a few stickies on my tongue.Antjashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05032661963227386912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-32122070401653579972009-03-28T08:25:00.000-07:002009-03-28T08:25:00.000-07:00I love the way you catches the cactuses!I do remem...I love the way you catches the cactuses!<BR/><BR/>I do remember these. Aren't they very sticky, too?<BR/><BR/>So many cacti, so little time.<BR/><BR/>Great shot, Julie!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-79221158030030104132009-03-28T08:16:00.000-07:002009-03-28T08:16:00.000-07:00Julie,You forgot to mention one of the other lesso...Julie,<BR/>You forgot to mention one of the other lessons that my garden chores during years of living in Arizona taught me. If you wear gardening gloves, which is the lesson of your post today, sometimes the cactus fibers get stuck in your gloves and you encounter them for months thereafter.Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02567583999945259422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-73381421632725032422009-03-28T07:32:00.000-07:002009-03-28T07:32:00.000-07:00@Vogon Poet : Mickey Mouse ears!! Haha - perfect :...@Vogon Poet : Mickey Mouse ears!! Haha - perfect :-)Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867919018746028462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-9237400192015515112009-03-28T06:17:00.000-07:002009-03-28T06:17:00.000-07:00I agree with VP that they look like Mickey Mouse e...I agree with VP that they look like Mickey Mouse ears.Clueless in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246601221880879890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-61610805258193669262009-03-28T05:08:00.000-07:002009-03-28T05:08:00.000-07:00LOL! Nice one!LOL! Nice one!cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-5415828318358162402009-03-28T04:29:00.000-07:002009-03-28T04:29:00.000-07:00My son, whe he was a kid, called it Mickey Mouse's...My son, whe he was a kid, called it Mickey Mouse's ears ("orecchie di Topolino" in italian).<BR/>I agree with brattcat about the medal...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7525511383960330850.post-63876255152664836492009-03-28T03:52:00.000-07:002009-03-28T03:52:00.000-07:00Wow. There should be a medal for 'bravery above an...Wow. There should be a medal for 'bravery above and beyond the call of duty in the garden'.brattcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.com