Out west a favorite practice is To brag about our cactuses, Of which the west not only has the mostest, But also those to skin and clothes Inclined to stick the closest....
Opuntia warts have fuzzy hairs,
Some chollas look like teddy bears,
While others look like hatracks gone delirious.
All love the sun. There's only one
That takes night-blooming cereus.
Out west we never miss a chance
To brag about our cactus plants,
A theme on which we may get stuck for hours;
But hold your scorn for spine and thorn
Till you've seen cactus flowers! :-)
S. Omar Barker, "Cactus, Anyone?," in Arizona Highways, March 1973
HBW!! Words Mattter! Character Matters!
to get the point, view it in large ;-)
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agave, 'Mr. Ripple', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Out west a favorite practice is To brag about our cactuses, Of which the west not only has the mostest, But also those to skin and clothes Inclined to stick the closest....
Opuntia warts have fuzzy hairs,
Some chollas look like teddy bears,
While others look like hatracks gone delirious.
All love the sun. There's only one
That takes night-blooming cereus.
Out west we never miss a chance
To brag about our cactus plants,
A theme on which we may get stuck for hours;
But hold your scorn for spine and thorn
Till you've seen cactus flowers! :-)
S. Omar Barker, "Cactus, Anyone?," in Arizona Highways, March 1973
HBW!! Words Mattter! Character Matters!
to get the point, view it in large ;-)
www.flickr.com/photos/itucker/51159241252/in/photostream/...
agave, 'Mr. Ripple', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina