A Cactus a Day: Gigantic!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Gigantic!

Some Saguaro grow up to 50 feet tall, and this old-timer probably is close to that. It looms over Aidan, Marjorie and Nora in this 2004 photo.

2 comments:

AnonymousJanuary 13, 2011 at 4:10 PM
That's just a photographic trick. The thing is no more than eight feet tall!
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NEKJanuary 13, 2011 at 4:49 PM
Quite a good trick! Of course, the kids have grown since then.
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A prickly subject

It's hard to resist photographing the Saguaro. Each individual cactus seems to have a personality. On a recent hike in the McDowell Mountains in Scottsdale, Arizona, it occurred to me that I could indulge my impulse to snap away if I created a blog for the photos -- even if only for my own enjoyment. So here we go with A Cactus a Day. You'll find many Saguaro, but also other interesting cacti. Some of the photos are about documentation, but I hope many also will be visually pleasing. I don't have quite enough to last a year, But, then again, if I run out I'll have an excuse to travel to the southwest and collect some more photos of cacti.