The Cactus Gardens

After I photographed the fog, I kept walking up and over to a couple of other streets where I thought I might find photographs where the surroundings might also make interesting photographs.  But the fog began to thin and slowly dissipate.  But I found myself on the street where two houses next to each other both have wonderful cactus gardens.  In the soft morning light which was perfect for these gardens, I took two photographs.   This is a huge Agave that was lit perfectly by the light.

And this is a good view of the whole garden at one of the houses.  I cannot believe the work and the love that these two gardeners have put into their gardens. Liz knows both of the women and when walking with her I have gotten to talk to the women.  There was another interesting thing that happened to me which surprised me.  I was standing a bit closer to this garden, not using the camera, but just taking all of it in, and I suddenly felt this overwhelming sense of joy within me, because of what I was looking at.  This has never happened to me while photographing gardens before.  Not sure what caused it this time, but I accept the gift.