Little Cactus Flower

Sweet little cactus flower Burning brightly on the hour Fragile pedals on the wind ... Leaving light where darkness had been. Prickly pear cactus contains fiber and pectin, which can lower blood glucose by decreasing the absorption of sugar in the stomach and intestine. Some researchers think that it might also decrease cholesterol levels, and kill viruses in the body. This early bloom was found near Roosevelt Lake in the Sonoran desert region of Arizona. April 7, 2015