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

Cactus/Caucus

Posted on January 20, 2021January 8, 2021 by Simon

“I have learned the difference between a cactus and a caucus. On a cactus, the pricks are on the outside.” Mo Udall... 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

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

Tag: Cactus Forest

Pricks

Arizona

Cactus/Caucus

The Universe

Not Just Desert