Echinocactus grusonii, Kew Gardens
This spiny fellow is commonly known as the Golden Barrel Cactus, Golden Ball or Mother-in-Law’s Cushion. It is a well known species of cactus that come from the drylands of Mexico.
Linked to Weekend in Black & White, Floral Friday and Today’s Flowers.
Travel with Intent 
Beautiful patterns.
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Nice picture… Doesn’t even look like a cactus…
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A chubby, friendly cactus!
On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 8:07 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Very nice compositions – very suitable for monochrome!
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I can’t decide which of these fine photos I like best. Love all the detail.
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Wonderful photos!
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I love the image in B&W very cool.
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Stunning 🙂
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Beautiful cactuses, perfect using B&W!
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