Dune Bloom

The invasive trumpet vine has begun to bloom. I once had saved some seeds to bring back to Pennsylvania but, after reading all about this vine, I burned those seeds. They can do no harm here up on the protective beach dunes. They have also woven their arms into the live oak trees, up and into the branches, which are now drooping with abundant small red flowers. 

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Buds and Berries

Cactus blooms here

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If you could avoid the thorns a Bagful of berries would be nice to eat. They grow in the sand throughout the cactus.

Good Fences #6

In March 2010, I spotted these flowers in bloom around the hurricane fence at the beach in South Carolina. In June they had developed into small peaches. Someone must have thrown a pit over the fence.

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The same fence overlooking the ocean on May 9, 2009

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Cactus Grows Here...

All by itself! Birds must bring in  the "starters." The blooms on the ones here are all yellow. Most of them grow on the beach dunes.

Up close, the flowers are beautiful!