After a busy morning at work, my neighbor insisted I come with her to see a cactus in bloom. Well, I've seen cacti in bloom--lots of them. But I didn't expect this! I've no idea what sort of cactus this is. The blooms appear in the night, last through the day, and disappear by the next morning. The folks who live in the campsite where this cactus is growing were most patient with "tourists" snapping lots of pictures, although Toby, their Welsh Corgi, wasn't nearly so cordial! There's another such cactus in another area of the park with blooms in white with a peach tinge. Unfortunately those blooms were gone by the time I knew of them.
Then today, Chuck showed up. We believe he's a chuckwalla, although
he doesn't look exactly like the one in Kelly's book. He likes romaine lettuce a lot but won't eat the white center part. He hung around for a good while, studying us carefully and waiting for more romaine. We were able to approach for close-ups so long as we kept furnishing the romaine I was saving for a salad! I'm almost certain that didn't matter to him.
he doesn't look exactly like the one in Kelly's book. He likes romaine lettuce a lot but won't eat the white center part. He hung around for a good while, studying us carefully and waiting for more romaine. We were able to approach for close-ups so long as we kept furnishing the romaine I was saving for a salad! I'm almost certain that didn't matter to him. 
By the way, I'm not the one who christened him, although the name just flows, doesn't it? 
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