Cee’s Oddball Challenge
As Darlene and I hiked towards Courthouse Butte near Sedona, AZ, we came across these beds of cacti.
They had no redeeming beautiful velvety flower!
Trust me these spikes are not kind to bare skin!
For more oddball pictures check out Cee’s Oddball Challenge.
Hi, I’m Marsha Ingrao, a retired educator and wife of a retired realtor. My all-consuming hobby is blogging and it has changed my life. My friends live all over the world. In November 2020, we sold everything and retired to the mile-high desert of Prescott, AZ. We live less than five miles from the Granite Dells, four lakes, and hundreds of trails with our dog, Kalev, and two cats, Moji and Nutter Butter. Vince’s sister came with us and lives close by. Every day is a new adventure.
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31 responses to “What Could Be Worse Than Landing in a Bed of Roses?”
They are what they are without apology. LOL.
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I found some similar looking ones here in Toowoomba on the dividing range in Australia, but not so many spikes. Carol called them prickly pears. 🙂
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I had a cactus plant once. I gave it away becuase I was always getting stung.
Great photographs … Congratulations on being featured.
Isadora 😎
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Thank you, Isadora. I love your header, by the way! 🙂
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Thank you for following my blog today. I like your oddball approach to life & writing. Very refreshing, writing with a light touch!
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Thank you so much. I love the freedom of writing with the oddball touch. Cee’s photo challenge offers that perspective.
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Love these especially that very first shot.
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Thanks, with the sun setting behind them, the light was perfect. 🙂
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Congratulations for having your post featured on Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge, Well done!
Cacti are spiky
there are fluffy deceivers
Concealing dangers
another haiku
in praise of cacti photos
look forward to more
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Thanks, Mike!!! Cute Haiku!
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Your most welcome, pleased you thought the haiku cute ☺
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Thank you so much, Cee! 🙂
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Ouch. Once got bucked off a horse into a patch of these. It was not fun.
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Ouch! That’s awful! I hope you had heavy clothes! That hurts just to hear!
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Nope. It was July. I missed my college orientation!
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Even more painful! That sounds like a lifelesson for sure! So sorry!
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Congratulations! I have selected your post to be featured on Cee’s Odd Ball Photo Challenge.
https://ceenphotography.com/2016/12/09/cees-odd-ball-photo-challenge-2016-week-49/
I sure hope you have a great weekend.
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How cool is that? Thanks so much for the honor. I hope you didn’t get poked!!! Those needles were sharp!
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They were sharp 😀 😀
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Ouch!!! 😜😜😜
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Ouch!
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I would be. My leg brushed up against one very lightly. They are small but mighty! 🙂
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They look fierce.
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Wish I’d thought of that word! They were! 😀😀😀 PS Got my conversion adapter yesterday. Yeah!!!
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Excellent. You’re all set. Not long now.
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20 days to be exact!
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😃
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When I first say your title I couldn’t figure out where you are going. And yes, this would be way worse 😀 😀
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That was my first post by iPad. Not an easy task, but somewhat doable for short posts!
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