Standing near an amazing and large opuntia cactus at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden – a very nice break for us from family on a rather cool February day.

What a little paradise!

Beautiful blooms soften the spines.

These are large trees that dominate the island of Cuba

This Chapungu sculpture was one of my favorites when it was at the Denver Botanic Gardens. These Zimbabwe Stone Sculptures are quite magnificent. There is a permanent home to some of them in Loveland, Colorado at the Chapungu Sculpture Park.