My 2026 Perpetual Journal (for the week of Mar. 19-25) watercolor and pen art of a Hedgehog cactus in bloom; Tucson, AZ.

My 2026 Perpetual Journal (for the week of May 7-13) watercolor and pen art of a Saguaro cactus in bloom; Tucson, AZ.

A close up square photograph of a section a lupine flower in development. The individual flowers are still closed, creating a corn cob pattern of tear drop shapes. The flowers near the bottom are blue and a bit larger, while the top ones are still green and smaller. each flower has at its base a hairy green cover leaf. The depth of field is shallow and only the flowers along the center line are in sharp focus and the ones toward the side edges are soft and slightly blurred. The background is almost entirely black.

A close up square photograph of a section a lupine flower in development. The individual flowers are still closed, creating a corn cob pattern of tear drop shapes. The flowers near the bottom are blue and a bit larger, while the top ones are still green and smaller. each flower has at its base a hairy green cover leaf. The depth of field is shallow and only the flowers along the center line are in sharp focus and the ones toward the side edges are soft and slightly blurred. The background is almost entirely black.