I've resisted the "wordless" thing, but I'm giving in today. Wednesday, September 16, 2009. I've resisted because this is a blog, after all. A web log. A chronicle of images painted in the mind with words.
Your mind doesn't think in words. It translates words into images in your brain, and then "sees" and processes the images.
Think of this image as a shortcut for your busy mind.
It's my favorite saguaro. You'll see it along Golden Gate Road in Saguaro National Park (west.)
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Mike - Those are some serious arms!
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Vegas Bob,
This saguaro looks pretty menacing at night.
Mike in Tucson
Interesting description - like a segway between the mind and the words are the photos..........looks like a 2 handfulls of fingers on one hand !
He does look like a majestic fellow -- you see some of them and they have had a lot of weather and climate abuse, but your fellow looks wonderful.
Mike, that is one cool looking cactus or cacti!
Mike, thank you for such a beautiful "Wordless Wednesday" pic! It is now "My Favorite Saguaro" too! :)
Nice shot, Mike. Do you have any idea how old a cactus that large would be?
That's not my favorite. I love the classic with a few simple arms reaching to the sky.
Mike, That's a big one! I wonder how many years ago it took hold.
Thanks again!
Bill
Mike, this one is quite unusual. I like it! It looks like it can be daunting day or night. Nice Photo! Thanks.
Hi Mike:
Nice photo! I hope you don't mind me borrowing your photo for this comment...
I think this photo should be the Wordless Wednesday photo for the group!!!
Toula,
That's terrific! Good job!
Michael,
It is unusual. I think maybe that's why I like it.
Bill,
'welcome!
April,
They take 75 years to grow their first arm, according to the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum. I wouldn't be surprised if this one was 150 years old.
"Blue Saguaro" is my favorite saguaro photo to date. Love your painting of it.
Bruce,
Maybe on the order of 150 years.
Leilani,
Thanks for commenting.
Tony & Darcy,
That would be cactus. (Cacti is plural.)
Carolin,
He lost his primary vertical arm to frost, perhaps 50 years ago, but he's compensated, hasn't he?
Liz,
I like your description!
Mike in Tucson
Hello Mike, I must agree that cactus is worthy of "favorite" status. Very nice! John
What a huge cactus. Great photo. I like how Toula made it a Wordless Wednesday in her comment. Thank you for sharing your photo. Have a great day!
Great photo! I don't think I've seen a cactus that large. I love how Toula made it's arms into the "W" for Wordless Wednesday. Very clever!
Mike, I think that Toula stole your thunder. I must say - very creative...
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150 years old I would have thought it might be even older. Thanks for sharing your favorite.
Mike That is a very impressive looking "senior citizen" :) Karen
Yes, I like what Toula did!
However, I think I shall choose the Saguaro you posted Tuesday as my favorite.
Each one truly "has a life, has a spirit, has a name" to quote the song lyrics. :-)
Hi Mike - What a symbol of persistence, eh? All those arms makes me think of the many paths we have to choose along the way...
HELLO MIKE! At night - this beauty would look like an upside down spider to me! But nothing tops what Toula's sees! -- Gabrielle
Mike, This is one fab mile marker or sight to see while traveling in AZ.
Very cool, Mike! I've always found the saguaro fascinating - they grow only about an INCH per year! Amazing. And this one, this shortcut for a busy mind - is exceptionally interesting!
Debi
Mike,
After living in Tucson for 32 years, I have driven through the West park once or twice. The thing people need to see is the absolute forest of saguaro cacti. It is cool.
Mike, Thanks for sharing your photo of that awesome cactus. I grew up in the semi-arid desert of Southwestern Wyoming with lots of small cacti -- too cold for the big ones. And I have always enjoyed all of them.
I can't remember seeing a Saguaro with that many arms. It's a rather large one as well. My mother in law lived on a ranch in Cave Creek on 10 acres. She had an old Saguaro she named "Old Grandfather", it reminds me of this one. We are lucky to live in such a unique part of the country.
Mike - Very cool but I'll bet it's not too cool down there right now.... I love the Tucson area... Haven't been there in a while but I do remember the heat.... Nice shot.. And Toula did a cool thingy up there... Nice
Robert,
It was in the 60's last night, and it's nice today. What I remember about NJ is the cold in the wintertime. That... and being in NJ on 9/11 for a National Sales Meeting for a company I worked with at the time.
Michael,
I like that name, "Old Grandfather."
Gary,
I've spent time in Wyoming, and I liked it.
Patrick,
I've tried to capture the "forest of saguaros" effect with my 28mm lens, but it just doesn't do it justice. Maybe a better camera with a wider lens?
Debi,
It takes 'em ten years to grow to the size of a tennis ball!
Don,
Didn't recognize you! Love the new photo.
Gabrielle,
I got a shot of that saguaro at night with a stormy sky, and it DOES look just like a spider.
Karen,
It's an armfull! LOL
CJ,
You re-did your photo! I thought you might have changed the color of your dress. LOL
Karen,
REALLY senior!
Terry,
They're estimated to live to be 200 years old.
Michael,
Toula did the best job, didn't she?
Yvette & Dennis,
I surely agree!
April,
She did a good job with that, didn't she? Thanks for commenting.
Alexander,
Thanks!
Mike in Tucson
Hi Mike, where's the red fruit and have you ever eaten any? Curious. Just looking at it; I wouldn't trust its directionals either =D Otherwise, it looks like a pretty green cactus to me and a beautiful day in Arizona.
The flowers appear in May, and the fruit in June/July. By now, all the fruit has fallen off. It was a beautiful day when I took this shot. Thanks for commenting.
Mike in Tucson
Too bad you didn't enter that in the Nature & Marketing contest with Toula's modification. A definite winner!
Russel,
I think maybe the contest was over by the time I took this photo. Next time...
Mike in Tucson
Hey, Mike - Do you have an pictures of all those birds that live in those big cactus?