Words Seldom Seen: Cochineal

Posted on July 1, 2021May 29, 2021 by Simon

Cochineal Noun: An insect that lives on Prickly Pear Cacti. It can be spotted because it covers itself with a white goo. The insect when processed is used to create a natural crimson dye. Cochineal wa... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Sclerotic

Posted on May 6, 2021April 19, 2021 by Simon

Sclerotic Adjective: losing the ability to adapt. becoming rigid. Example: “As we age we tend to become sclerotic.”... Read More

Pricks

Posted on February 3, 2021January 8, 2021 by Simon

“Life is like a cactus, full of pricks but also very beautiful.“ Variously Attributed... Read More

Arizona

Posted on January 27, 2021January 8, 2021 by Simon

“He’d always had a quickening of the heart when he crossed into Arizona and beheld the cactus country.” Dorothy B. Hughes, in The Expendable Man Photo is of a postcard sunset taken long enough a... Read More

The Universe

Posted on January 13, 2021January 8, 2021 by Simon

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.“ John Muir Cactus Forests exist. In Arizona the most obvious are the Saguaro Forests. For the next few Wednesdays we wil... Read More

Not Just Desert

Posted on December 11, 2020December 9, 2020 by Simon

Most of what people call “desert” is not desert it is dry land forests. Some are Saguaro Forest, some are Joshua Tree Forests, some are Mesquite Forests and there are many other varieties ... Read More

Cactus Forest, Arizona

Posted on December 1, 2020November 17, 2020 by Simon

“Don’t call it Desert. Call it a Cactus Forest.” It turns out that there is a town called Cactus Forest in Pinal County. It is south of Florence along Highway 79. I’m already p... Read More

Cactus Forest

Posted on November 24, 2020November 16, 2020 by Simon

“It isn’t a desert it’s a cactus forest.”... Read More

Control

Posted on October 22, 2020October 19, 2020 by Simon

“Whoever controls the past controls the future.” George Orwell... Read More

Factfulness Quotation

Posted on July 14, 2020June 29, 2020 by Simon

“The television news is not very useful for understanding the world.” Factfulness by Hans Rosling One of my best Sunset shots of 2020. It really is about the foreground.... Read More

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

Tag: Cacti