January 03, 2005
Tucson
We left on Christmas day and came back a mere week later. We hiked, saw coyotes, deer and road runners, went to the border town of Nogales, shopped and had quality time together.
We tried many versions of mexican food and toot, toot, tooted from all the beans we ate!
I sat next to this cactus for about an hour, it had me at attention and I finally had to move away from it for fear of relaxing! It deserved a photo!
Luckily for me, a journal entry has inspired the third piece I need for the small works invitational I am participating in.
I hope everyone had a Happy Holiday and that we keep the tsunami survivors in our minds and hearts.
Coyotes, deer AND roadrunners! And much Mexican food! It sounds like paradise... except for the cactus is scaring me a little. :)
Happy New Year!
Posted by: Carrie at January 3, 2005 06:50 PMIf I'm not mistaken that cactus was a cholla (pronounced choy-ah [like toy-ah but with a ch sound;)]) and I am surprised you could relax around it as they are the ornery porcupines of the cactus world with the merest brush resulting in sticky pins embedded in flesh. Some witnesses have claimed that the chollas attacked. They are very neat and fuzzy looking though aren't they, and I love their dried out cactus skeletons.
Posted by: spaazlicious at January 3, 2005 10:29 PM