Prickly Pear Bloom

Houseguests arriving at 5 am: not my ideal situation for an early morning. But they had been driving all night, and they passed out in the living room immediately, so how could I be angry? And really, they said they had planned to arrive between 5 and 6 am, and based on prior experience, we assumed that meant 10-11 am. Obviously, they were serious about this leaving on time business. This time. Who would have guessed?