I’ve been exploring — mostly on foot but occasionally in the car.
Mountain views are everywhere. Here are the Santa Catalina Mountains, from various points looking north:
I’ve been visiting Tucson’s cactus nurseries. It wasn’t until I stopped by Old Pueblo that I learned you can buy full-grown saguaro cacti for your yard. Priced per vertical foot! No mature saguaro for me, but I bought this Peruvian Apple Cactus — partly for the height, but mostly for the color:
The plants here are wild. This prickly pear cactus is growing in/on/with the tree.