Photos and comments from Arizona and around the world
/http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-LSjaJURRAa0%2FUWiLSisFL4I%2FAAAAAAAAQuc%2FvbtIoo72NWI%2Fs320%2FA%2BSingle%2BBloom.jpg)
It is hard to compare flowers, they are all so beautiful. But cactus flowers are unique in their form and color. This single Claret Cup flower is an example...
/http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-KS5XUEt32VY%2FUWgCbenJBcI%2FAAAAAAAAQuE%2FkY14Yt-gpjI%2Fs320%2FScreenshot%2B4%3A12%3A13%2B5%3A47%2BAM.jpeg)
I noticed a link on the bottom of the startup page for FamilySearch.org that gives the option to have the page in several languages. Here's what it looks...
/http%3A%2F%2Fs-platform.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fwww%2Fapp_full_proxy.php%3Fapp%3D9953271133%26v%3D1%26size%3Dz%26cksum%3D488fe118252bb55b83c0a94465dd8d14%26src%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fimg.bitpixels.com%2Fgetthumbnail%3Fcode%3D78793%26size%3D120%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fgenealogysstar.blogspot.com%26rand%3D531021){kind=tracking}
In the past week or so, I have run into another round of researchers fixated on names. Fortunately, through some not-so-gentle persuasion they were able...
/http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-TIb1-Xz59d0%2FUWc40DxB4JI%2FAAAAAAAAQt0%2FOtfjPKLw88s%2Fs320%2FYucca%2Bin%2Bbloom.jpg)
Yuccas are attractive enough and tame enough to be used frequently as landscape plants. This is also likely because they are so resilient and hardy. They...
/http%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-DN_zN-Tyzvc%2FUWc40Eseo-I%2FAAAAAAAAQtw%2Fl-LSBkja7nU%2Fs320%2FA%2BSpring%2BSpectacular.jpg)
There are some many fantastic flowers in the Spring, we hate to miss the opportunity of seeing all of them and of course, taking pictures of too many of...
/http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-z2UITZovAmE%2FUWc4V8JC9ZI%2FAAAAAAAAQtk%2FQvknOKDrGDc%2Fs320%2FA%2BPrickly%2BTreat.jpg)
It is hard to imagine how many different shapes and colors you can see in the course of one Spring looking at cactus flowers.
/http%3A%2F%2Fs-platform.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fwww%2Fapp_full_proxy.php%3Fapp%3D9953271133%26v%3D1%26size%3Dz%26cksum%3D08f4e19462d10d80dff971682eb6003f%26src%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fimg.bitpixels.com%2Fgetthumbnail%3Fcode%3D78793%26size%3D120%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fgenealogysstar.blogspot.com%26rand%3D388051){kind=tracking}
I got a very important comment to my recent post about the genealogy community's market penetration. This is the comment that was made by Tessa Keough...
/http%3A%2F%2Fs-platform.ak.fbcdn.net%2Fwww%2Fapp_full_proxy.php%3Fapp%3D9953271133%26v%3D1%26size%3Dz%26cksum%3D3cb8f8a69ab2372a61b6a64051920ddf%26src%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fimg.bitpixels.com%2Fgetthumbnail%3Fcode%3D78793%26size%3D120%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fgenealogysstar.blogspot.com%26rand%3D679410){kind=tracking}
With all the news today, it is really hard to distinguish what is really going on in the world, even the smaller world of genealogy. But here is a major...
/http%3A%2F%2F1.bp.blogspot.com%2F-MKC7TumAD1A%2FUWawMzO40WI%2FAAAAAAAAQtE%2FdDIZ_s5Esbk%2Fs320%2FScreenshot%2B4%3A11%3A13%2B5%3A39%2BAM.jpeg)
In all our online blogging, tweeting, Facebooking and reveling in our huge online databases, I believe we acquire an exaggerated belief in our own influence....
/http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-SNnVrAmmhXc%2FUWYu0wjmtjI%2FAAAAAAAAQsw%2FZo9qXWDmVlw%2Fs320%2FRoyal%2BPurple.jpg)
There is nothing quite as luxurious as a cactus blossom. Roses are attractive and can be stunning, but cactus flowers are so saturated with color that...
Go to top