The Blessing of the Palo Verde's Shade

A painting by Susi Havens-Bezaire completed on February 7, 2013

Saguaro cactus are found exclusively in the Sonoran Desert. Tiny, young saguaros are very hard to find, as they grow under the protection of a "nurse tree," most often a palo verde.

Tucson Mountain Park, Tucson, Arizona, USA, N32.206396, W-111.125364

Plein Air, Oil on Linen/Baltic Birch, 12" x 8"