On Father's Day weekend, my one-day cactus burst forth with not one, or even three which is the maximum I've ever experienced, but bunches each day for several days. I would run out 
first thing in the morning when they are at their peak, before the heat starts to wilt them (crazy for a cactus flower, huh?).
The pictures speak for themselves. (I've been using one of the close-ups as my computer's desktop screensaver. I'm in awe each time I sit down in front of it.)
As I watched three black bumble bees hovering around the blooms, the biggest one dove inside the largest flower, working his way as far back as he could get, then rolled around, tumbling and turning (to get the honey all over him I guess). I didn't get a video of it, darn, I was too busy watching his antics.
This morning I was puttering around the garden, my favorite thing to do before the heat drives me inside (104 predicted today).
I saw that the green beans were getting large, and the drooping figs needed picking before the mockingbirds and bluejays took notice. It inspired this post.
Now I have to figure out what I can cook with greenbeans and figs. That will have to be a post for another day.
