Category Archives: cactus
No Tongues
Cacti and a palo verde tree cast shadows in a courtyard of Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tucson, Arizona.
Winter afternoon—
they have no tongues, these shadows,
yet their speech is clear.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Thorns
Shadows nestle among the thorns of a barrel cactus at Robert J. Moody Demonstration Garden, Yuma, Arizona.
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Welcome
Early morning light brightens a cluster or organ pipe cacti and an ocotillo just starting to bloom at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona.
Welcome, Sister Sun!
I have been waiting for you
through the long, cold night.
Haiku and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Lone Cactus
A lone cactus stands in a Phoenix, Arizona backyard.
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Cactus Woman
Detail from a wall of mosaics, Ajo, Arizona.
Cactus Woman has nothing to lose
By walking for weeks without wearing shoes.
She’s toughened her feet on thorns and stones,
And carries the wilderness in her bones.
Her eyes are afire, her heart’s ablaze;
She loves the desert’s unsociable ways.
Cactus Woman is someone, they say,
Who’ll walk in the wilderness, come what may.
Poem and photo © by Magical Mystical Teacher
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Shadow Shot Sunday 2: Saguaro Cactus
Saguaro cactus, Yuma Conservation Garden., Yuma, Arizona
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Macro Monday 2: A Cactus with Heart
A heart-shaped cactus paddle greets visitors in a garden in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Ruby Tuesday Too: Spring Blossoms
A cholla cactus blossoms at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Southern Arizona.
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Ruby Tuesday Too: Cactus Blossoms
Cactus blossoms near Mayer, Arizona.
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Blue Monday: Barrel Cactus
Barrel cactus, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Southern California.
High above the cactuses in the clear blue sky
Winter rainclouds sometimes come, sometimes multiply.
Not today, however, there’s not a cloud in sight;
Perfect for the cactuses: hot and dry and bright!
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