Loved this post, @zirochka ...
"But if not a tree, I'd be a cactus. Why not? And I would live 100 years. No kidding, cacti can live even longer."
... along with its personal insights. Starting my career, we lived in the Sonora Desert of southern Arizona. Which is an extension of it from just south of there in Mexico. In the time we lived there, it was always fascinating to get out on the desert floor and inspect these amazing plants "up close and personal." I have no doubt many of them were far older than we might have been initially inclined to believe.
"Succulents can be perfect friends for me. They can easily survive my average vacation, i.e. a week or two."
Yep, easily ... In their natural habitat, the conditions under which they must not only survive, but thrive, are formidable. Living indoors with us? By contrast? "Piece of cake ..." Hahaha ...
"When I finished editing and showed these photos to my hubby Nick he showed me the one from his cloud storage, he took it in the same month in this very place but 15 years ago! Look how young we were - the cacti and me! ❤️"
Very good to hear your beloved was able to help you in adding value to this post. Well done! 🫡
Thank you for sharing these pictures and perspectives on what they represent for you! 👋
I have never been to a real desert. I would really like to see it with my own eyes 😊
Yes, well ...
... if you are ever given that opportunity and knowing a bit about your time in the mountains there and hiking around, remember your American acquaintance provided you this little tip:
When we first moved there, being an outdoorsman and loving to go out hiking, we learned this lesson very quickly.
Just about every plant there is spiky / thorny (some of which are barbed at the tip). And eventually these plants die and fall to the ground ... Decomposition there is very slow and it is remarkable, if inspected closely, how seems the spiky / thorny bits are the last to go. Concealed down in the dirt / gravel, on which you are walking ...
God help you, if you fall down, as you will painfully get back to your feet and then begin the process of extracting all that has now become uhhh ... "attached" 😉
Seriously, for you and your loved ones there, I hope that opportunity does present itself at some point in your future! If so, try especially to arrive in the Spring. In spite of the heat and lack of moisture, every year there is still the process of the renewal of life. The desert blooms with all sorts of flowers and with the spectacular sunsets as a backdrop, you will be left with a lifetime impression.
Oh, I never thought of this. Now I see that "Don't lose your footing and fall down!" isn't just a figure of speech 😃
Once, I stepped on a sea urchin in the water, and back then all medical help I could afford abroad was the help of our "doctor" - another tourist who was a dentist but luckily he had some medical alcohol, a bandage, and we found a sewing needle that he used to get the thorns out of my foot. It was ... unforgettable 😅
Ouch!! While you don't say, I would assume this incident was when you were barefoot.
What I did not mention was that, when we first went out on our hikes in our new home, we were initially surprised to find out how many of the barbed "remnants" we had just been walking on followed us inside our house. On the soles of our shoes ...
Whether along the seashore or in the desert, it sure makes us appreciate whoever invented shoes! Hahaha ... 🫡😉
Exactly!
"You got your toecaps reinforced with steel
Hard-wearing sole and heel
Make those tired feet feel like new
Take your pick, black or brown
Great for the country or the man in town
You're gonna need a quality shoe."
(c) Mark Knopfler - Quality Shoe
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